EAEU Trade Rules: New rules on foreign e-commerce in the Eurasian Economic Union are set to apply from January 1, 2027, with Armenia already completing ratification and the EEC preparing domestic legislation and information systems. TRIPP Corridor Push: The U.S. says engineering surveys for the railway segment of TRIPP in Armenia are underway, as Washington marks the one-year anniversary of the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace breakthrough and ties it to multimodal upgrades across rail, road, energy and digital links. U.S. Funding for Connectivity: The U.S. has launched the $201 million Trans-Caspian Enterprise Fund to spur private investment along the Middle Corridor, aiming to turn the peace deal into practical trade and infrastructure gains. AI Investment Leap: Firebird officially opened what it calls the CIS’s largest AI factory in Armenia in Hrazdan, with plans to scale beyond 70,000 GPUs and 300MW capacity, positioning Armenia as an AI computing hub. Regional Trade Pressure: A Russian deputy PM says Armenia-Russia trade turnover has fallen by about two-thirds this year, while a political scientist argues Armenia will keep shifting markets as restrictions persist. Armenian Legal/Business Watch: The son-in-law of Prosperous Armenia leader Gagik Tsarukyan was arrested for two months in a contract killing case, adding to the week’s high-profile legal developments.