The US approved Nvidia’s sale of advanced chips to Armenia late last month as part of a $500 million AI data center that’ll see 20% of its capacity reserved for Armenian companies and the remaining 80% sold to US-based firms doing business in the region according to Bloomberg. These ambitious tech plans build upon Armenia’s rich Soviet-era technological legacy, early tech education for children, and impending national high tech strategy, but there’s actually much more to them than a simple business opportunity.
By Archbishop Khajag Barsamian The Armenian people are living through a historic turning point. For the first time in centuries, we have an enduring and independent Republic of Armenia. Yet roughly three-quarters of the Armenian Apostolic faithful live outside its borders, in a vast and diverse diaspora. This new reality raises an urgent but often […]
Since its inception in 2023, the Doing Digital Forum has welcomed more than 3,000 participants and over 60 internationally recognized speakers from across Armenia, Europe, the Middle East, and beyond. Over the years, it has established strong partnerships and collaborations with key institutions shaping the digital landscape.
On 13 November 2025, National Security Service (NSS) officers detained podcasters Vazgen Saghatelyan and Narek Samsonyan, co-hosts of the Imnemnimi political podcast on Antifake.am, as well as Antifake.am journalist Davit Fidanyan, who was later released.
Serzh Sargsyan, the third President of the Republic of Armenia (2008-2018), responded to the Armenian government’s publication of a package of negotiation documents related to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Dr. Arthur Khachikyan, PhD in Political Science from Stanford University, discussed the persecution of the Armenian Apostolic Holy Church by Nikol Pashinyan’s government, Pashinyan’s disgraceful anti-church campaign, and also the possible implications of the new US National Security Strategy by the Trump Administration for Armenia with Dr. John Eibner, American human rights activist and the President of Christian Solidarity International (CSI) human rights organization John Eibner.
Unibank announces the launch of a new tranche of perpetual bonds denominated in AMD, following high investor interest and the successful placement of earlier issuances. The volume of the new tranche is AMD 3 billion, and the coupon is 13.75% per annum.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is scaling up its support for young entrepreneurs in Armenia with a new loan to Acba bank, one of the country’s leading financial institutions.
Ucom announces the launch of its traditional New Year offers. Customers can purchase a 5G smartphone and receive an accessory at Ucom’s sales and service centers as well as through its online shop.
“Such an attack in broad daylight is highly demonstrative; it sends a short message—stop,” Minasyan said.
