Georgia's economy grew 7.8% in H1 2026, with ICT supplying almost 29% of real growth, while January–August exports rose 22.1%, driven by oil products.
Armenia's economic activity rose 7.3% in January–August 2026, led by construction up 24.7% and services up 12.8%, though August growth slowed to 5.2%.
Azerbaijan's non-oil exports rose 17.6% to $2.81bn in January-August 2026, led by $271.2m of gold, $183.7m of copper concentrate and $172.2m of tomatoes.
Georgian exports to Iran rose 746.8% to $161.9m in January-August 2026, driven by 7,360 re-exported cars worth $129.2m and $18.2m of ferroalloys.
AIIB signs a EUR 158.4m ($182m) loan to Georgia for 67.4km of climate-resilient roads in Kakheti, co-financing a $362m Middle Corridor access project.
Trump Organization and Archi Group unveiled a 62-storey Tbilisi tower anchoring a $2bn six-tower district, with debt from TBC and Bank of Georgia.
Russia accused Yerevan of a hostile takeover of Russian business assets, putting Russian Railways' Armenian investment at 30bn rubles since 2008.
Georgia-Armenia trade rose 49.4% to $421.5m in January-May 2026, with Georgian imports from Armenia up 98.5% to $166.1m as ministers met.
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