A unique greenhouse complex for tomato cultivation, equipped with artificial intelligence, robotics, and the latest technologies, has officially opened in the village of Nor Yedesia in the Aragatsotn region, according to the press service of Acba Bank.
The total investment portfolio of commercial banks in Armenia at the end of June 2026 amounted to 1,933,341,220 thousand drams, a decrease of 202.38 billion drams, or 9.48%, year-to-date.
Individuals in Armenia will be able to receive free electronic statements from commercial banks about their bank accounts, their balances, and the presence or absence of mutual obligations with the bank.
YEREVAN, August 10. /ARKA/. As of June 30, 2026, the total loan investment and leasing portfolio of Armenian credit institutions reached 681.8 billion drams, reflecting a 1.64% increase from the previous quarter and a 3.23% rise since the start of the year.
The international rating agency Moody's Ratings has revised the outlook on Armenia's sovereign rating from stable to positive, affirming its long-term issuer ratings in both local and foreign currencies at Ba3.
Armenia's financial agenda last week was determined by the Central Bank's inflation signals and monetary policy transmission, the state of international reserves, and the state's debt parameters.
External price pressure, rising local food prices, and a slight expansion of domestic demand contributed to the acceleration of annual inflation in Armenia from 3.9% in June 2025 to 5.1% in June 2026.
Armenia's gross international reserves at the end of July 2026 amounted to $6,188.6 million, compared to $5,896.2 million at the end of June, according to a Central Bank report.
Armenia's international reserves increased by approximately 40% year-on-year to a record $6.9 billion in June 2026, helping to strengthen the country's external reserves despite heightened geopolitical risks, according to a report by international rating agency S&P Global Ratings.
Armenia's public debt (excluding liquid assets) will remain broadly stable at just above 40% of GDP in the medium term, according to a report from the international rating agency S&P Global Ratings.
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
A unique greenhouse complex for tomato cultivation, equipped with artificial intelligence, robotics, and the latest technologies, has officially opened in the village of Nor Yedesia in the Aragatsotn region, according to the press service of Acba Bank.
The total investment portfolio of commercial banks in Armenia at the end of June 2026 amounted to 1,933,341,220 thousand drams, a decrease of 202.38 billion drams, or 9.48%, year-to-date.
Individuals in Armenia will be able to receive free electronic statements from commercial banks about their bank accounts, their balances, and the presence or absence of mutual obligations with the bank.
YEREVAN, August 10. /ARKA/. As of June 30, 2026, the total loan investment and leasing portfolio of Armenian credit institutions reached 681.8 billion drams, reflecting a 1.64% increase from the previous quarter and a 3.23% rise since the start of the year.
The international rating agency Moody's Ratings has revised the outlook on Armenia's sovereign rating from stable to positive, affirming its long-term issuer ratings in both local and foreign currencies at Ba3.
Armenia's financial agenda last week was determined by the Central Bank's inflation signals and monetary policy transmission, the state of international reserves, and the state's debt parameters.
External price pressure, rising local food prices, and a slight expansion of domestic demand contributed to the acceleration of annual inflation in Armenia from 3.9% in June 2025 to 5.1% in June 2026.
Armenia's gross international reserves at the end of July 2026 amounted to $6,188.6 million, compared to $5,896.2 million at the end of June, according to a Central Bank report.
Armenia's international reserves increased by approximately 40% year-on-year to a record $6.9 billion in June 2026, helping to strengthen the country's external reserves despite heightened geopolitical risks, according to a report by international rating agency S&P Global Ratings.
Armenia's public debt (excluding liquid assets) will remain broadly stable at just above 40% of GDP in the medium term, according to a report from the international rating agency S&P Global Ratings.
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
Armenia's international gross reserves at the end of December 2017 stood at $2,313.8 billion, having increased by 6.4% or $139.5 million from the previous month, the Central Bank of Armenia said
Armenia’s commercial banks bought around $78.4 million from the local foreign currency market on January 22 to 26 at the average weighted exchange rate of 480.31 drams per one USD, the Central Bank of Armenia reported on Monday
The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB), as the Resources Manager of the Eurasian Fund for Stabilization and Development (EFSD), has announced the results of a call for applications for the second EFSD grant competition for social projects
The VTB Bank (Armenia) has refunded more than 80 million drams to those of its customers who were provided with installment loans as part of special offer, called "Super Interest Rate."
The office of Armenia’s financial ombudsperson will open a representative office in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), the ombudsperson Piruz Sargsyan told journalists on Wednesday
YEREVAN, January 24. /ARKA/. Armenia’s financial ombudsperson’s office received 5,020 finance-related complaints in 2017, by 6.2% more than it received in 2016, the financial ombudsperson Piruz Sargsyan said to a news conference.
She said thanks to her office’s mediation, the country’s financial organizations paid clients more than 181 million drams in compensation claims.
She noted that the main part of complaints was against the poor work of insurance companies, which failed to consider justly cases involving mandatory insurance of vehicles.
The other part of complaints was against banks and credit organizations, related to consumer and other lending and deposit agreements.
The first financial ombudsman office in the Commonwealth of Independent States was established in Armenia and started functioning on January 24, 2008. ($ 1 - 481.17 drams). -0-
The combined assets of 17 commercial banks operating in Armenia amounted to 4.362 trillion drams in 2017, having upped by 6.6 percent from the previous year, according to a ranking of Armenian banks by size of assets compiled by Arka news agency
Armenia’s Central Bank said it will buy new and old banknotes and coins from individuals and legal entities which in different periods were in circulation in the territory of historical Armenia in order to replenish its collection
According to the ranking of the most profitable Armenian commercial banks in 2017, compiled by Arka news agency, 17 banks posted a total of 38.3 billion drams in net profit earned last year
The chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia Artur Javadyan signed on January 18 a Memorandum of Cooperation with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSC)
Armenia’s banking sector reported a growth in all major financial indicators last year. According to their official statements, their combined assets totaled 4.362 trillion drams, having grown by 6.67% from the previous year
