ArmInfo.  Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has once again stated that the Republic of Armenia cannot produce cognac. He  emphasized that cognac can only be  produced in the French region of the same name, similar to how only  wine made from grapes grown and harvested in the Champagne region of  France can be called champagne. This statement was made during a  regular cabinet meeting on October 23.

ArmInfo.  As of September 2025, Armenia has achieved a new historical milestone in the number of registered jobs. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced this  during a regular cabinet meeting on October 23.

ArmInfo.  On October 23, during its regular meeting, the government approved Armenia's  subscription instrument for increasing the authorized capital of the  European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).

ArmInfo.A bilateral business forum will be held as part of the 8th meeting of the Armenian-Polish Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation.

ArmInfo.  Arsen Torosyan, Armenia's Minister of Labor and Social Affairs,  presented the  country's social protection priorities to Luke Fochtman, Deputy  Country Director for Asian Development Bank's (ADB)  Resident Mission  in Armenia,  and Sofia Shakil, ADB Director for Human and Social  Development.

ArmInfo. Converse Bank has been awarded the BACEE Award for International Banking Co-operation during the 50th Jubilee Conference of the Banking Association for Central and Eastern Europe (BACEE).

ArmInfo. AraratBank is launching a new campaign, offering compelling refinancing terms for customers with real estate-secured loans.

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ArmInfo. The international tourism forum "Tourism Talks: Connecting People, Places and Perspectives" (Dialogue for Trust, Inclusion, and Sustainability)  will be held in Yerevan from October 23 to 25.

ArmInfo.Armenian Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Armen Simonyan received an Austrian business delegation. The  delegation included representatives from Kahlbacher Machinery GmbH, Kapsch TrafficCom AG, and FREQUENTIS AG, all of whom are interested  in opportunities for collaboration with Armenian public and private entities. The meeting was attended by Austrian Honorary Consul to  Armenia Aram Marutyan and staff of the Austrian Embassy in Armenia.

ArmInfo. Armenia's withdrawal from the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and the severing of economic ties with Russia will result in the Armenian market  becoming dependent on Azerbaijani and Turkish markets. Political scientist and commentator Benjamin Matevosyan shared this insight on his Telegram channel.

ArmInfo.  In today’s digital world, where cashless payments have become an integral part of everyday life, not only adults but also children need financial literacy and safe cashless payment skills.

ArmInfo.  The 50th Jubilee Conference of the Banking Association for Central and Eastern Europe (BACEE) is taking place in Vienna on October 20 and 21, and Converse Bank is the Diamond Sponsor of the conference.

ArmInfo. The first shipment of Kazakh grain will soon arrive in Armenia via the  Aktau-Baku railway, as announced by Armenian Economy Minister Gevorg  Papoyan  on his Facebook page.

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ArmInfo.  The Koreez intellectual competition, organized in technological partnership with  Team Telecom Armenia, has concluded. This year, approximately 25,000  schoolchildren from various schools across the Republic of Armenia  participated in the competition, which was based on school curricula  and specially selected topics.

ArmInfo.  The Government of the Republic of Armenia has officially appealed to the  Government of the Russian Federation to change the duration of stay  for truck drivers of Armenian transport companies'  s stated by RA  Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan in the National Assembly on  October 21.

ArmInfo. The Black Sea region has always been a crossroads of civilizations, trade, and  geopolitical interests, serving as an important link between Europe,  the South Caucasus, and Central Asia.

ArmInfo. The active lending in the Armenian banking sector is driving double-digit growth  in net profit. According to the Express Ranking of Armenian Banks as  of September 30, 2025, prepared by ArmInfo Investment Company, credit  investments and other loans saw a year-on-year increase from 22% to  26.2%. This growth allowed net profit to continue its double-digit  growth, although at a slower pace, going from 25% to 15%. The total  volume of  credit investments and other loans reached 7.3 trillion  drams ($19 billion), resulting in a net profit of 308 billion drams  ($805 million) for the nine month reporting period.

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