Armenia's government approved its 2027 draft budget on Oct 1 and signed a €250 million credit agreement with AFD; Moody's holds Ba3 positive.
The NBG kept its refinancing rate at 8.25% on September 9 as inflation ran at 5.6%; the next decision is due October 21.
Armenia's industrial producer prices rose 8.8% in January–August against 4.5% consumer inflation, while August industrial output fell 4.3% year on year.
Georgia's annual inflation reached 5.6% in September with core at 3.7%, and Trend calculations show transport prices accounted for about 39.3% of the increase.
Georgia's real GDP rose 7.8% in H1 2026, down from 8.6% a year earlier, with ICT supplying nearly 29% of growth while construction and agriculture contracted.
The Central Bank of Azerbaijan kept its key rate at 6.5% and lowered the corridor floor to 5.0% as the banking system's liquidity surplus reached AZN 6.3 billion.
Azerbaijan's insurance sector collected $580 million in premiums in 2025, up 34%, as mandatory cover and digital distribution channels drove growth.
Baku's second International Investment Forum produced 23 agreements worth $10.8 billion, with Brookfield, Apollo and ExxonMobil among participants.
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