ArmInfo.  Acba Bank has announced a strategic partnership with one of the world’s leading financial institutions, The Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon). This collaboration aims to expand the bank's international network and streamline cross-border transactions in US dollars.

ArmInfo. The Armenian Ambassador to Nicosia, Inna Torgomyan, discussed opportunities for enhancing bilateral cooperation with the Cypriot Minister of Energy,  Commerce, and Industry, Michael Damianos, particularly in the energy  and trade sectors.

ArmInfo.  The third stage of the Plug and Play international startup support program, implemented with the support of the Ministry of High-Tech Industry of the  Republic of Armenia, has launched in Yerevan.

ArmInfo. Armenia and Romania are establishing tourism cooperation. According to the press  service of the Tourism Committee, an infotour was organized with the participation of Armenian tour operators, aimed at presenting and promoting Romania as a tourism destination in the Armenian market.

ArmInfo.Idram and IDBank once again participated in the annual employer festival, Career City Fest. On April 18-19, the companies welcomed visitors interested in job openings with unified, interactive, and distinctive pavilion.

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ArmInfo. Under the new SBA, Armenia may receive the first Stand-By Arrangement from the International  Monetary Fund (IMF) in the amount of approximately $25.3 million (SDR 18.4 million) in June 2026. The agreement is subject to approval by the IMF's Executive Board, scheduled to consider this review in June. 

ArmInfo.Starting April 20, 2026, Shirak Avia started operating flights on the Yerevan-Astana-Yerevan route once a week, on Mondays, as reported by the press service of Yerevan's Zvartnots International Airport.

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ArmInfo.  The growth of Armenia's telecommunications sector exceeds global averages, according to a study by Nexign and the TelecomDaily information and  analytical agency.

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ArmInfo.  Physical AI is a priority for Armenia. This was stated by Mkhitar Hayrapetyan, Minister of High-Tech Industry of the Republic of Armenia, during a  meeting with NVIDIA Vice President Rev Lebaredyan and a delegation  from Agile Robots, a company working in the field of AI and robotics,  led by CEO Zhaopeng Chen. Minister of Education, Science, Culture,  and Sports Zhanna Andreasyan also participated in the meeting, which  took place in Engineering City.

ArmInfo.  At the initiative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Armenia, property tax for  electric vehicle owners has been significantly reduced. This was  reported by the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

ArmInfo. The future of Armenia's strategically important and existentially significant  energy sector - nuclear energy - is effectively in question. This is  the opinion of Vahe Davtyan, an expert on Armenian energy security  and a doctor of political science.

ArmInfo.  Yesterday, RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan attended the opening of the northern section of the North-South Highway project from Ashtarak to Gyumri. This was  reported by the RA government press service.

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ArmInfo. At its April 18 meeting, the Armenian government approved a program to support the purchase of fertilizers in the Republic.

ArmInfo.  The executive body of Armenia has defined the specifics of organizing construction work and procuring related services for the unfinished section of the Babajanyan-Ashtarak highway in Yerevan.

ArmInfo.  An agreement was signed between the Armenian Ministry of High-Tech Industry and Firebird AI, according to which the Armenian government will purchase high-performance computing resources from Firebird AI worth $25 million for a period of five years. This was announced on his Facebook page by Armenian Minister of High-Tech Industry Mkhitra  Hayrapetyan.

ArmInfo. Ameriabank's  Investor's Day initiative this time has united Armenia's tech  community. The day before (April 16), the Bank invited  representatives of the Union of Advanced Technology Enterprises  (UATE),  which unites over 250 tech companies, to its platform.  Ameriabank itself is a member of UATE since 2025, acting as a  changemaker in the sector.