Armenian capital markets have grown considerably over the past few years, providing new financing options for companies and fueling economic growth. We spoke to Mikayel Margaryan, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Management Board at Cube Invest about how his company has positioned itself strongly in this sector and how he sees capital markets developing in the near future.

Financial literacy is not seen as an optional add-on or a social program in Armenia; it is a core topic that has elicited a strategic outlook and an ecosystem-based approach. In an interview with Armen Nurbekyan, Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Armenia (CBA), we take a closer look at the vision behind this approach and how it will impact the population of the country

CEO Marianna Movsesyan on how NVB clients can invest in companies that are, in some cases almost literally, out of this world.

On the slopes of Mount Aragats, a Franco-Armenian project has raised solar panels above rows of Areni and Voskehat. The result is the region’s first agrivoltaic vineyard, a working experiment in whether the same plot of land can produce good wine and clean electricity at once, and whether one can actually help the other.

From a restored Peleshyan retrospective to Simon Abkarian's turn as De Gaulle and a studio's bet on Armenian filmmakers in 2027, this year's festival held three very different visions of Armenian cinema at once. Notes from Cannes by film critic Diana Martirosyan.

Byblos Bank Armenia is just a year away from celebrating two decades of consistent success in the market. We spoke to CEO Hayk Stepanyan about the values of the bank and his vision for banking in Armenia today and in the future.

Yerevan spent Sunday soaked. Vardavar, the water festival that Armenians have celebrated in one form or another since before Christianity arrived, suspended the city’s usual rules for a day. Buckets flew from balconies, children ambushed strangers at Swan Lake, and nobody, from taxi drivers to government officials, held immunity. By evening the streets were drying in the summer heat.

When Ursula von der Leyen stepped off the plane in Yerevan on July 2, it was her second visit to the Armenian capital in as many months. That frequency alone would have been unthinkable five years ago. What she brought with her sounded transformative. The proposal would see up to 80 percent of Armenia's exports to the European Union enter tariff-free, alongside fresh financial packages and a pledge to work on visa liberalisation.