ArmInfo.The “Tsaghkadzor Open” international chess tournament, held in Tsaghkadzor with the support of AraratBank, is one of the most significant chess events of the year. The tournament, attended by 76 chess players from more than 10 countries, is organized by the Chess Academy of Armenia and the Chess Academy Club. 

ArmInfo. FLYONE ARMENIA will launch regular flights on the Yerevan-Krasnodar-Yerevan route.

ArmInfo. Gevorg Mantashyan, First Deputy Minister of High- Tech Industry of Armenia, met with Hugo Debroise, Head of the Economic Service of the French Embassy in Georgia, to discuss prospects for deepening cooperation between the two countries in the technological sector.

ArmInfo. As part of his ongoing visit to the Syunik region, Russian Ambassador Sergey Kopyrkin visited the Zangezur Copper and Molybdenum Plant yesterday.

ArmInfo.The Kremlin press service presented details of the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The meeting took place in the representative office of the Kremlin's  first building.

ArmInfo.Romanos Petrosyan, interim manager of the Electric Networks of Armenia (ENA) company, receives 5,200,000 AMD per month and 62,400,000 AMD per year, as noted in a statement issued by the ENA Control Committee.

ArmInfo.Armenia intends to further develop close cooperation with the IAEA and partner countries to determine the optimal solution for replacing the  existing power unit, taking into account economic efficiency, safety,  and the specific characteristics and nature of the country's energy  system, as stated by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in his  address at the Global Atomic Forum in Moscow on September 25.

ArmInfo. Rosatom Corporation is closely monitoring Armenia's decision-making process and future plans in the field of nuclear energy with great respect,  as stated by Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev during a  roundtable discussion at the World Atomic Week forum in Moscow.

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ArmInfo.On September 24, Ardshinbank’s “Avan” branch officially opened in Yerevan’s Avan administrative district. This marks the bank’s 29th branch in Yerevan and its 72nd across the republic. 

ArmInfo.In 2026, Armenia will reduce appropriations to the Ministry of Defense by approximately 15.2% - from 664.7 billion drams to 563 billion drams  (approximately $1.5 billion), as  noted  in the statement to the  draft state budget for the upcoming year, approved today during a  Cabinet meeting.

ArmInfo.In Armenia, the industrial price index decreased from 102.9% to 102.8% in January-August 2025 compared to the same period in 2024. This decline  was noted alongside a shift in the annual dynamics of the industrial  sector, moving from  a 13.7% growth to a 7.8% decline, with a volume  of 1.8 trillion drams ($4.5 billion),  according to preliminary data  from the RA Statistics Committee.

ArmInfo.  Armenia's economic activity growth slowed to 7.1% in January-August 2025 (down from 9% in the same period in 2024). Moreover, the industrial sector,  which was one of a key drivers of growth the previous year, is  weakening the pace of economic growth with its current downturn. 

ArmInfo.The Armenian government approved the loan agreement between the Republic of Armenia and the French Development Agency (FDA). The corresponding draft was presented by RA Minister of Finance Vahe Hovhannisyan during a government session on September 25.

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ArmInfo.This time, as part of the financial literacy campaign, a webinar was held for about 200 school-age girls participating in the “STEM Promotion Awards 2025” program of the Feminno NGO. 

ArmInfo. In Armenia, the growing prices of medical  services have led to an increase in the loss ratio for medical  insurance (both voluntary and with social packages - Ed.), reaching  69% by the end of the first half of 2025, as evidenced by the  Financial Rating of Armenian Insurance Companies as of June 30, 2025,  prepared by ArmInfo Investment Company based on published financial  reports and additional data requested from insurance companies.

ArmInfo.Armenia's GDP growth in 2026 is projected to be 5.4%, with a deflator of 3%, and a deficit of 4.5%. "The budget is clearly an investment in human  capital," as stated by Finance Minister Vahe Hovhannisyan  during a  regular meeting on September 25, when presenting the country's draft  state budget for the upcoming year. 

ArmInfo.Armenia's economic growth moderated from 5.9 per cent in 2024 to 5.5 per cent year on year in the first half of 2025, as the exceptional post2022 boom  faded, and industry contracted. Growth was increasingly supported by  public investment and other sources of domestic demand as the effects  of re-export and migration subsided. 

ArmInfo. Armenia participated for the first time in the Tourism Standards  International Conference, organized by the Georgian Tourism  Association (GTA) in Tbilisi.