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Monthly Archives: April, 2014

ARKA News Agency turns 18!

Dear friends, colleagues! On May 1 ARKA news agency marks a great moment - it becomes 18! Throughout these years...

Market value of USD grows by 0.49 percentage points to 413.59 drams, Central Bank

The market value of the USD against Armenia’s national currency has grown by 0.49 percentage points today from April 29 to 413.59 drams, the Central bank reported

Ameriabank’s net profit built up 2% in 1st Q 2014

Ameriabank's 2014 Q I net profit was 2% higher than that of the same quarter of the previous year, Gevorg Tarumyan, the deputy CEO, a member of the directorial board and the financial director of the bank, said Wednesday at a news conference while summarizing the quarter's result

Loan investments, leasing by Armenia’s credit organizations rise to 159.1bln drams

Loan investments and leasing transactions by Armenia’s credit organizations rose to over 179.4 billion drams in the first quarter, an increase of 21.4% compared to Q1 2013

Armenia’s Central Bank puts into circulation three commemorative coins

Armenia’s Central Bank said today it has put into circulation 500 commemorative gold coins dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Armenian poet and public figure Hovhannes Shiraz

Market value of USD grows by 0.30 percentage points to 413.10 drams

The market value of the USD against Armenia’s national currency, the dram, has grown today by 0.30 percentage points from April 28 to 413.10 drams, the Central Bank reported

Some 10.1 billion drams paid as insurance premiums in quarter one

The amount of total insurance premiums paid in the first quarter of 2014 to 7 insurance companies amounted to 10.1 billion drams, a decrease of 10% from the year before, according to ARKA news agency’s bulletin “Insurance Companies of Armenia" for the first quarter of 2014

Six of seven Armenia-based insurance companies among 000 largest corporate taxpayers in first quarter

Six of the seven Armenia-based insurance companies were among the 1000 largest corporate taxpayers in the first quarter of 2014, the State Revenue Committee (SRC) said

Armenian banks pay 8.9 billion drams in taxes in first quarter

All 21 Armenia-based commercial banks were among the 1000 largest corporate taxpayers in the first quarter of 2014, having paid a total of 8.9 billion drams in various taxes, up from 8.6 billion paid in the first quarter of 2013

Idle assets of Armenia’s commercial banks hit 5.37% in February

The portion of idle and written- off assets fell by 0.18 p.p. in February from January to 5.37% in Armenia, the Central Bank reported

Armenian CB’s external liabilities rose to $647.6mln in February

Total external liabilities of the Central Bank of Armenia rose by about 1% to $647.6 million in February against January, the monthly information bulletin of the CBA for February reports

Gold price drops 1.5 percent in Armenia to 15,769 drams per one gram

The State Depository of Precious Stones and Metals Agency, an affiliation of Armenian Finance Ministry, has set new prices for government agencies to buy and sell precious stones and metals which are effective for this week