Trump imposes 10% tariff on Armenian goods

Trump imposes 10% tariff on Armenian goods

April 3, 2025 - 12:28 AMT  08:28 GMT
Armenian products will face 10% import duties in the U.S. starting April 5, potentially reducing their competitiveness and demand.
Yerevan-based Balchug Capital to invest in Russian firms

Yerevan-based Balchug Capital to invest in Russian firms

April 3, 2025 - 12:25 AMT  08:25 GMT
Balchug Capital’s Yerevan office now manages over $2 billion in assets, with new permissions to acquire major Russian stocks from Goldman Sachs.
Russian MFA: Armenia must choose between EAEU and EU

Russian MFA: Armenia must choose between EAEU and EU

April 3, 2025 - 12:11 AMT  08:11 GMT
Russia’s Foreign Ministry believes Armenia should independently decide whether the EU or EAEU serves it better.
Envoy says Armenia seeks peace despite Artsakh ethnic cleansing

Envoy says Armenia seeks peace despite Artsakh ethnic cleansing

April 3, 2025 - 11:55 AMT  07:55 GMT
Tigran Balayan reiterated Armenia’s commitment to peace with Azerbaijan, despite the ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh.
MEPs urge to sanction those threatening Armenia's sovereignty

MEPs urge to sanction those threatening Armenia's sovereignty

April 3, 2025 - 11:52 AMT  07:52 GMT
In a significant move, the European Parliament has adopted reports addressing Armenia's security concerns and regional stability.
Only 7,402 displaced Artsakh residents obtain Armenian citizenship

Only 7,402 displaced Artsakh residents obtain Armenian citizenship

April 3, 2025 - 11:47 AMT  07:47 GMT
Less than 10% of forcibly displaced Artsakh Armenians have applied for Armenian citizenship since their mass exodus in late 2023.
Revolut launches in Armenia

Revolut launches in Armenia

August 7, 2023 - 12:42 AMT  08:42 GMT
Revolut, the global financial superapp with a multitude of handy features, has recently launched Revolut Lite in Armenia to enable customers in the country to make fast, free and secure money transfers in 25+ currencies – domestically and internationally – usually within one working day.
4 rules for business success

4 rules for business success

January 21, 2022 - 12:41 AMT  08:41 GMT
Once offline, a business environment with clear game rules of competition is now transformed into a modern digital world that frequently changes its rules. To be competitive in the modern digital era means keeping the pace of changes, aligning your business model to market and customer demands, and eventually stating your reputation. So how to be successful, or what is business success?
Azerbaijan's brutal beheadings and torture of Armenians

Azerbaijan's brutal beheadings and torture of Armenians

April 13, 2021 - 19:05 AMT  15:05 GMT
Dozens of graphic videos depicting Azerbaijani servicemen cutting off the heads of and murdering elderly Armenian men and prisoners of war started circulating online beginning from the final days of the six-week war unleashed by Baku against Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh). And regardless of what the Azerbaijani President has to say about his troops “showing the highest human qualities” and being “decent” in general, hundreds of videos tell a different story, a story of murder, humiliation, marauding and a complete lack of empathy.
The growing trend of human microchipping

The growing trend of human microchipping

August 31, 2020 - 19:02 AMT  15:02 GMT
People around the world are divided whether human microchipping is another way of surveillance and exploitation or a means to own your digital identity, and Armenians are no exception. The topic stirs a lot of discussion in the country as people have questions about it, and according to Jowan Österlund, a pioneer in the field of biochip implants, such conversations are common pretty much everywhere.
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