  Galstyan re-elected as Central Bank chairman May 5, 2026 - 19:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Martin Galstyan has been re-elected as Chairman of the Central Bank following a closed and secret ballot in Armenia’s National Assembly. Out of 107 lawmakers, 69 took part in the vote. A total of 69 ballots were found in the box, with no invalid votes recorded, according to Armenpress. As a result, all 69 participating deputies voted in favor of Galstyan’s candidacy. Martin Galstyan has served as Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia since June 13, 2020.   Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
