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ArmInfo. The RA Government will provide a $5 million budget loan to Meridian Holding to prepare premises for the 17th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity. The decision was made at a government meeting on May 27.

ArmInfo. The World Bank, through the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, will provide Armenia with a ?170.3 million loan to implement the "Armenia Transition and Development Policy Loan." The Armenian government approved the agreement with the Bank at its meeting on May 27.

ArmInfo.Armenia will implement new procedures for the creation, implementation, use, management, and development of state information system data exchange for data exchange in a secure digital environment. The RA government approved these procedures at its meeting on May 27.

ArmInfo.Further process of drawing closer to the EU threatens Armenia with a complete halt to supplies of gas, oil products, and diamonds from Russia. According to Kommersant, Moscow now considers the duty-free regime for these goods granted in 2013 impossible and is threatening Yerevan with freezing  or denunciation of bilateral agreements.

ArmInfo.  Armenian authorities intend to recognize the shares of Electric Networks of  Armenia CJSC (ENA) as an object of priority public interest, as  stated by Romanos Petrosyan, ENA Interim  Manager, on his Facebook  page.

ArmInfo.  Armenia has won its case against Sanitek at the International Arbitration Court. Grigor Yeritsyan, chairman of the Armenian Progressive Youth public  organization, shared this information on his Facebook page.

ArmInfo.In the first four months of 2026, Armenia's state budget revenues reached 1.128 trillion drams.  According to the press service of the Ministry of Finance, state budget revenues increased by 13.7%, or 135.7 billion  drams, compared to the same period last year.

ArmInfo. In Armenia, the industrial price index increased from 102% to 108.9% in January-April 2026 compared to the same period in 2025. This was observed against the backdrop of an improvement in the annual dynamics of the industrial sector, from a 16.1% decline to a 13% increase, achieving a volume of 1.003 trillion drams ($2.7 billion).

ArmInfo.  Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia,  expressed confidence that the regulator's prudent monetary policy will bring the inflation rate back to its  target levels in the medium term. He made this statement today at a  press-briefing.

ArmInfo.  In Armenia, economic activity growth accelerated to 6.9% annually in January-April 2026 (up from 4.4% in the same period of 2025). Moreover, the industrial  sector moved from a double-digit decline to double-digit growth.  According to preliminary data from the RA Statistics Committee, this  is accompanied by weak growth in foreign trade.

ArmInfo.  Institutional investors are active in  Armenia's dram state debt market and  currently hold 10% of its total volume, as stated by Martin Galstyan,  the Governor of the Central Bank of Armenia, during a press  conference on May 25.

ArmInfo.  Armenia's banking system is well capitalized and liquid, with a strong ability to  withstand shocks and absorb the resulting losses. This assessment was  given by Central Bank of Armenia Chairman Martin Galstyan on May 25  during a press conference marking the publication of the "Financial  Stability 2025" report.

ArmInfo. A new tender for the construction of the Kaps Reservoir will be announced later this year, as stated by Armenian Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure David Khudatyan to journalists.

ArmInfo.The government has not backed down from its decision regarding the Araratcement plant. Armenian Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure David Khudatyan told reporters.

ArmInfo.Amid the active expansion of fifth-generation mobile networks in Armenia, a rise in fraud activity has been recorded. Scammers, posing as employees of telecommunications companies, offer to “upgrade settings” or “activate 5G” using phone commands.

ArmInfo.FLYONE ARMENIA has announced the launch of flights on the Yerevan-Batumi-Yerevan route starting May 25.

ArmInfo. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Ameriabank have signed a loan agreement of up to $100 million to expand access to finance for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Armenia, including women-led businesses, and to scale up green investments.

ArmInfo. A large business delegation from China has arrived in Yerevan. It includes representatives of leading companies operating in various sectors, including investment, industrial, legal, transportation, agriculture,  and culture.

ArmInfo.Armenian authorities intend to independently restore rail service to Turkey and begin repairs to the Yeraskh railway junction. This was announced by RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan during the election campaign.