Armenian dram gains 1.5 points against dollar

At a meeting on Thursday, the Armenian government approved a $150 million loan agreement with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) under the "Fiscal Sustainability and Financial Market Development – ​​Subprogram 3" program.

Armenia's financial agenda last week was determined by the Central Bank's maintenance of current monetary conditions, indicators of the banking and non-banking credit sectors, capital market activity, the state of public debt, and decisions on attracting financing from international financial institutions.

The vacation season traditionally becomes a peak time not only for tourists, but also for scammers. One of the most dangerous schemes in recent years targets users of hotel booking services.

ARKA News Agency publishes a ranking of Armenia's largest credit institutions by total capital for the first half of 2026.

The total net profit (after tax) of Armenian credit institutions in the first half of 2026 amounted to 21.02 billion drams, compared to 30.73 billion drams in the first half of 2025 (a decline of 1.46 times, or 31.6%).