At a meeting on Thursday, the Armenian government approved measures and procedures for providing cashback on non-cash payments made by individuals through the Armenian Card (ArCa) national payment system.
The IMF views Armenia's banking system as well capitalized and liquid, said Umang Rawat, IMF Resident Representative in Armenia, in an interview with ARKA news agency.
Unibank has completed the placement of a new issuance of dram denominated perpetual bonds ahead of schedule. In total, perpetual bonds worth AMD 6.5 billion and USD 9 million were placed in December, resulting in heightened activity in Armenia’s securities market.
Banks in Armenia and Serbia have tightened checks on Russian transactions following Russia's inclusion on the EU's money laundering blacklist, RBC reports, citing lawyers and international business consultants.
The loan portfolio of Armenia's banking system increased by 29.89% in the third quarter of 2025 compared to the same quarter of 2024, reaching AMD 7.16 trillion.
The combined loan portfolio of 17 Armenia-based commercial banks upped by 6.11% in Q2 2025 compared to Q1 2025, amounting to AMD 6.82 trillion, according to a ranking compiled by the ARKA news agency.
Moody's Ratings has upgraded Converse Bank CJSC's long-term local and foreign currency bank deposit ratings to Ba3 from B1, aligning the Bank’s rating with Armenia’s sovereign rating.
The net inflow of cross-border remittances to individuals in Armenia, received from abroad through the Armenian banking system, amounted to $1.32 billion in January-November 2025, compared to $1.12 billion in January-November 2024, according to a report from the Central Bank.
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
Interest in financial markets is growing in Armenia, and more and more people are thinking about how to build long-term capital. Many don't know where to start or how to avoid mistakes.
The need to improve financial literacy is increasingly being discussed in Armenia, but what does this really mean, and why is it important not only for individuals but for the entire economy?
Interest in investing in Armenia has grown significantly in recent years, and along with it, so has the need for accessible tools that allow one to take their first steps in the financial market.
At a meeting on Thursday, the Armenian government approved measures and procedures for providing cashback on non-cash payments made by individuals through the Armenian Card (ArCa) national payment system.
The IMF views Armenia's banking system as well capitalized and liquid, said Umang Rawat, IMF Resident Representative in Armenia, in an interview with ARKA news agency.
Unibank has completed the placement of a new issuance of dram denominated perpetual bonds ahead of schedule. In total, perpetual bonds worth AMD 6.5 billion and USD 9 million were placed in December, resulting in heightened activity in Armenia’s securities market.
Banks in Armenia and Serbia have tightened checks on Russian transactions following Russia's inclusion on the EU's money laundering blacklist, RBC reports, citing lawyers and international business consultants.
The loan portfolio of Armenia's banking system increased by 29.89% in the third quarter of 2025 compared to the same quarter of 2024, reaching AMD 7.16 trillion.
The combined loan portfolio of 17 Armenia-based commercial banks upped by 6.11% in Q2 2025 compared to Q1 2025, amounting to AMD 6.82 trillion, according to a ranking compiled by the ARKA news agency.
Moody's Ratings has upgraded Converse Bank CJSC's long-term local and foreign currency bank deposit ratings to Ba3 from B1, aligning the Bank’s rating with Armenia’s sovereign rating.
The net inflow of cross-border remittances to individuals in Armenia, received from abroad through the Armenian banking system, amounted to $1.32 billion in January-November 2025, compared to $1.12 billion in January-November 2024, according to a report from the Central Bank.
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
Interest in financial markets is growing in Armenia, and more and more people are thinking about how to build long-term capital. Many don't know where to start or how to avoid mistakes.
The need to improve financial literacy is increasingly being discussed in Armenia, but what does this really mean, and why is it important not only for individuals but for the entire economy?
Interest in investing in Armenia has grown significantly in recent years, and along with it, so has the need for accessible tools that allow one to take their first steps in the financial market.
Armenia’s external public debt in the first quarter of 2014 was 0.8 percent down from the same time span in 2013 to $3.867.1 billion, the National Statistical Service (NSS) said today
Armenia's overall GDP in the first quarter of 2014 amounted to 750.38 billion drams, a 3.1 percent year-on-year rise, according to the latest numbers released today by the National Statistical Service (NSS)
VTB Bank (Armenia) said today it has joined Tandem Transfers, the first national system of remittances, which allows its customers to send and receive money transfers without opening an account both within Armenia and abroad
The chairman of Armenia’s Central Bank, Arthur Javadyan, will participate in the meeting of the Dutch Group of the IMF and World Bank, to be held from May 30 to June 2 in The Hague, the press service of the Central Bank said
French University in Armenia will launch a new four-year bachelor program on finance in banking and insurance businesses in the next academic year, Jean-Jacques Montois, the head of the university, told journalists on Thursday
The Ministry of Finance of Armenia submitted to Eurasian Development Bank (EDB), being the Resources Manager of the EurAsEC Anti-Crisis Fund (ACF), the project plan to construct the North-South road corridor
The Armenian dram fell 1.86% against the U.S. dollar over the first quarter of this year, and the dollar then traded at 413.31 drams, on average, the Central Bank of Armenia says in its 2nd Q monetary policy program and 1st Q monetary policy performance report
Armenia’s Central Bank said today its obligations stood at 1.273.2 trillion drams on March 31 dropping by 152.9 billion drams or 10.7% from the beginning of the year
Total assets of Armenia’s Central Bank in the first quarter of 2014 dropped by 148.4 billion drams or 10.5% from the beginning of the year to over 1,266.3 billion drams, the press office of the Central Bank reported
Araratbank’s securities turnover rose to 1.5 billion drams in five months of 2014, more than three times as much as in 2013, general director of NASDAQ OMX Armenia Konstantin Saroyan told reporters Monday
Interventions by the Central Bank of Armenia in forex market in 2013 aimed at preventing the dram revaluation and supporting exports, head of the Central Bank Artur Javadyan said on Monday
