ArmInfo. Goldman Sachs analysts lowered their price forecasts for major crude oil grades for the second quarter of 2026 after the US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire.

ArmInfo. The Electric Networks of Armenia CJSC has already been de facto nationalized, and  the legal formalization process is currently underway, as stated the RA Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan,  at a briefing on April 9.

ArmInfo. Armenia has long been prepared for various scenarios. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol  Pashinyan made this statement  during a briefing on April 9, in response to a question about a possible increase in the process of Russian gas in Armenia, given the existing restrictions on flower and cognac exports from Armenia.

ArmInfo. The RA Government will allocate $25 million over five years to acquire high-performance computing resources. The decision was made at a Cabinet meeting on  April 9.

ArmInfo.  The number of participants in non-public investment funds will be increased. The RA government approved amendments to the Law "On Investment Funds" at  its April 9 meeting.

ArmInfo.  Armenian authorities intend to stimulate the development of agricultural production by subsidizing interest rates. At a meeting on April 9, the Armenian  government approved a program to subsidize interest rates on loans  provided to the agri-food sector.

ArmInfo.  Leasing EXPO 2026, now in its fourth consecutive year, will be held from April 10 to 12. AraratBank will participate in the exhibition with a tailored offer for corporate clients and individual entrepreneurs.

ArmInfo. Ardshinbank has been recognized as the “Best Private Bank 2026” by the internationally renowned financial publication Euromoney, reaffirming the Bank’s leading position in Armenia’s banking sector and in the field of private banking services.

ArmInfo.  Team Telecom Armenia has completely upgraded its 2G network in Armenia, becoming the first operator in the region to carry out such a historic transformation in  the telecommunications sector.

ArmInfo. As the situation in the Middle East worsened, there was an outflow of international investors from emerging markets. However,  there was no  capital outflow in Armenia, as stated by Armen Nurbekyan, Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia, speaking at the opening of the Doing Digital forum.

ArmInfo.IDBank took part in the regional conference “Opportunities and Prospects for Cooperation between Business and the Banking System in Lori Region,” held in Vanadzor and organized by the Union of Banks of Armenia.

ArmInfo. Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan met with Gunther Pilarsky, CEO of CRONIMET Mining GMBH,  to discuss the holding's operations in Armenia.

ArmInfo.In January-March 2026, 458,138 tourists visited Armenia, marking an 18.3% increase compared  to the same period last year, as evidenced by data from the Tourism Committee.

ArmInfo. Car importers are sounding the alarm over the two-day- long impediment to clearing US vehicles into Armenia. Garnik Danielyan, a member of the RA National Assembly from the opposition "Armenia" faction, wrote  as they have been unable to clear US vehicles into Armenia on his Facebook page.

ArmInfo.The State Revenue Committee of Armenia (SRC) is planning  to implement a smart customs administration system, that will enable a transition from linear risk management to a model based on machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI), as stated by Eduard Hakobyan, Chairman of the SRC, speaking at the Doing Digital forum.

ArmInfo.The share of Armenia's top five trading partners-Russia, China, the UAE, Iran, and Germany-decreased in January-February 2026 to a combined 53% of total turnover (down from 64% in January-February 2024), reaching $1.6 billion in absolute terms.

ArmInfo. Bulgarian Ambassador to Armenia Nikola Nikolov visited the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and met with its President Tsvetan Simeonov.  The meeting discussed issues related to the development of trade and economic relations between Bulgaria and Armenia, as well as the potential for strengthening cooperation between the two chambers.

ArmInfo.The development of a digital society and digital economy is a strategic priority for us, as stated by Mkhitar Hayrapetyan, Minister of High-Tech Industry of Armenia, speaking at the DOING DIGITAL forum on April 8.

ArmInfo. In an unpredictably changing world, where trade tensions are intensifying and inflation is making a global impact with renewed vigor, public debt, especially in developed economies, has reached unprecedented levels.

ArmInfo. The issues faced by Armenian exporters in Russia are not new. This was stated to journalists by Eduard Hakobyan, Chairman of the RA State Revenue  Committee, on April 8, commenting on Russia's threats to revoke the  license of the Proshyan Brandy Factory.