Unexpected losses of the Armenian banking system on the horizon of three-year stress testing at the Central Bank are estimated at about 2% of risk-weighted assets, or about 185 billion drams, said Martin Galstyan, Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia, presenting the financial stability report for 2025.
Amid the active expansion of fifth-generation mobile networks in Armenia, a rise in fraud activity has been recorded. Scammers, posing as employees of telecommunications companies, offer to “upgrade settings” or “activate 5G” using phone commands.
Last week, the Armenian financial market focused on bank restructuring mechanisms, the tax model for bank dividends, the regulatory agenda, comments from international financial institutions, and the development of financial literacy.
In December 2026, Unibank will summarize the results of a campaign held among holders of the limited-edition Love Is… card series and will raffle a romantic trip for two to Paris.
As of March 31, 2026, the total loan portfolio of Armenian banks stood at AMD 8.01 trillion, marking a 22.63% rise compared to March 31, 2025, and a 4.05% increase from December 31, 2025.
The Central Bank of Armenia expects inflation to return to the target level in the medium term, said Central Bank Chairman Martin Galstyan, answering a question from the ARKA news agency.
There are two main risks for the financial stability of Armenia: one is associated with external factors, the other with internal processes, said the Chairman of the Central Bank Martin Galstyan, presenting the financial stability report for 2025.
Professional media covering the economy and financial sector, such as ARKA news agency, play a vital role in increasing public financial literacy and awareness.
Net non-commercial remittances in Armenia increased by 11.7% year-on-year in March, following a 5.2% year-on-year increase in February, according to the World Bank's "Armenia Monthly Economic Update – May 2026."
Amid the S&P 500's worst quarter since 2022, rising global anxiety, and persistent geopolitical uncertainty, investors are increasingly asking whether this is a temporary market reaction or a deeper shift in investment logic.
Capital market development in Armenia is increasingly dependent not only on the growth in the number of issues and the expansion of instruments, but also on the quality of the environment in which investors make decisions.
The digital infrastructure of the Armenian capital market has made significant progress in recent years, but the market still lacks a more robust regulatory and technological framework for the full development of new financial instruments.
The capital market of Armenia is undergoing a significant transformation: there is an increasing interest in bonds, foreign investors are becoming more engaged, and there is a rising demand for new financial instruments, ranging from IPOs to digital assets
Unexpected losses of the Armenian banking system on the horizon of three-year stress testing at the Central Bank are estimated at about 2% of risk-weighted assets, or about 185 billion drams, said Martin Galstyan, Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia, presenting the financial stability report for 2025.
Amid the active expansion of fifth-generation mobile networks in Armenia, a rise in fraud activity has been recorded. Scammers, posing as employees of telecommunications companies, offer to “upgrade settings” or “activate 5G” using phone commands.
Last week, the Armenian financial market focused on bank restructuring mechanisms, the tax model for bank dividends, the regulatory agenda, comments from international financial institutions, and the development of financial literacy.
In December 2026, Unibank will summarize the results of a campaign held among holders of the limited-edition Love Is… card series and will raffle a romantic trip for two to Paris.
As of March 31, 2026, the total loan portfolio of Armenian banks stood at AMD 8.01 trillion, marking a 22.63% rise compared to March 31, 2025, and a 4.05% increase from December 31, 2025.
The Central Bank of Armenia expects inflation to return to the target level in the medium term, said Central Bank Chairman Martin Galstyan, answering a question from the ARKA news agency.
There are two main risks for the financial stability of Armenia: one is associated with external factors, the other with internal processes, said the Chairman of the Central Bank Martin Galstyan, presenting the financial stability report for 2025.
Professional media covering the economy and financial sector, such as ARKA news agency, play a vital role in increasing public financial literacy and awareness.
Net non-commercial remittances in Armenia increased by 11.7% year-on-year in March, following a 5.2% year-on-year increase in February, according to the World Bank's "Armenia Monthly Economic Update – May 2026."
Amid the S&P 500's worst quarter since 2022, rising global anxiety, and persistent geopolitical uncertainty, investors are increasingly asking whether this is a temporary market reaction or a deeper shift in investment logic.
Capital market development in Armenia is increasingly dependent not only on the growth in the number of issues and the expansion of instruments, but also on the quality of the environment in which investors make decisions.
The digital infrastructure of the Armenian capital market has made significant progress in recent years, but the market still lacks a more robust regulatory and technological framework for the full development of new financial instruments.
The capital market of Armenia is undergoing a significant transformation: there is an increasing interest in bonds, foreign investors are becoming more engaged, and there is a rising demand for new financial instruments, ranging from IPOs to digital assets
Armenian ARDSHININVESTBANK has announced today the results of its activities for the year 2012, on the basis of its audited consolidated financial statements in compliance with the IFRS
All the 21 commercial banks of Armenia were listed amid the 1000 major taxpayers in the first quarter of 2013. They filled the budget with nearly 8.6 billion drams, according to the State Revenue Commission
Eleven credit organizations were listed amid Armenia’s 1000 major taxpayers in the first quarter of 2013. They allocated 895.2 million drams to the budget, according to the State Revenue Committee of Armenia
Net profit of Bank VTB (Armenia), according to audited financial statements for 2012, amounted to 3,821 million drams, the bank’s press office reported
“Telephone of trust” is now available at Areximbank-Gazprombank Group. It aims to raise the quality of the services, the bank reported to ARKA agency on Tuesday
The official rate of monetization of Armenia’s economy doesn’t reflect real things at the money market because shady dealings are commonplace here, Bagrat Asatryan, a former chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia, said today
In the first quarter of 2013 Armenian tax authorities collected a total of 231.3 billion drams in revenue, while the government spending amounted to 206.1 billion drams. The resulting budget surplus was 25.1 billion drams, deputy finance minister and chief treasurer Artyom Janjugazian, said today
