ITIF: Visionest Institute met with Armenian companies and export accelerator alumni at the Yerevan Export Forum
The Yerevan forum brought Armenian manufacturers together with international buyers and led Visionest Institute to meet with export accelerator alumni.
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The international trade and investment forum ITIF 2026, held in Yerevan on October 7–9, brought together over 250 participants from more than 30 countries.
The International Trade and Investment Forum ITIF 2026, held in Yerevan from 7 to 9 October, brought together over 250 participants from more than 30 countries.
- Direct contacts with international buyers. The forum connected Armenian producers with foreign distributors and retail chains to find new suppliers, present products, and discuss cooperation.
- Getting acquainted with production capacity and quality. Product showcases, targeted business meetings, and production site visits allowed potential partners to assess companies' capabilities and build trust for cooperation.
- Entering new markets and long-term partnerships. The focus was on Armenia's export opportunities and collaboration between entrepreneurs, investors, and policymakers in developing international business.
Source: ITIF 2026
Visionest Institute, as part of the Estonian delegation, got acquainted with the exhibition of Armenian producers and met with graduates of the export accelerator programme.
The forum focused on the opportunities for Armenian companies to reach new foreign markets. Food and beverage producers from different regions presented, among other things, dried fruits, wine, brandy, and herbal teas to buyers and distributors from European and other markets.
On the second day of the forum, representatives of Visionest Institute visited the Armenian companies participating in the exhibition, familiarised themselves with their products, and met with the alumni of the “Export Acceleration” programme. Thus, the event brought together business development and practical opportunities to introduce their products to international buyers.
The programme included a product display, business-to-business meetings, and production site visits. This format provides an opportunity to discuss specific terms of cooperation with potential partners and to get acquainted with the producers' capabilities.
The aim of the forum was to help create contacts that could develop into long-term business relationships.
Discussions on Armenian companies' access to foreign markets and the trade and investment opportunities offered by the European Union provided a broader context. The Estonian Ambassador to Armenia, Marge Mardisalu-Kahar, also participated in the panel dedicated to this topic.
In export development, a good product needs the right contacts, knowledge of the target market, and consistent work with partners. The Yerevan forum offered Armenian companies the opportunity to present their offerings directly to people who are looking for new products and suppliers.
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