On October 5, Armenia will issue a commemorative silver coin titled "COP17," dedicated to the 17th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, the Central Bank of Armenia’s press service reports.
Unibank has completed the placement of its AMD-denominated bonds ahead of schedule: the issue, with a total volume of AMD 3 billion, was fully placed within just a few days.
Acba Bank, the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund and the State Symphony Orchestra of Armenia summed up the results of musical and cultural projects jointly implemented over many years.
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.
At its meeting on Thursday, the Armenian government approved the draft law "On the State Budget of the Republic of Armenia for 2027," which will be submitted to the National Assembly in accordance with established procedure.
The Central Bank of Armenia has issued a warning to the public regarding a company operating on Facebook under the name "My Fin UCO," which offers lending services without the appropriate regulatory license.
A modern approach to financial education must go beyond the mere transfer of knowledge and focus on actual financial behavior and people's well-being, stated Martin Galstyan, Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia.
Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Khachatryan met with a delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission, led by the IMF mission chief for Armenia, Nathan Porter, the Armenian government's press service reported.
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
On October 5, Armenia will issue a commemorative silver coin titled "COP17," dedicated to the 17th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, the Central Bank of Armenia’s press service reports.
Unibank has completed the placement of its AMD-denominated bonds ahead of schedule: the issue, with a total volume of AMD 3 billion, was fully placed within just a few days.
Acba Bank, the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund and the State Symphony Orchestra of Armenia summed up the results of musical and cultural projects jointly implemented over many years.
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.
At its meeting on Thursday, the Armenian government approved the draft law "On the State Budget of the Republic of Armenia for 2027," which will be submitted to the National Assembly in accordance with established procedure.
The Central Bank of Armenia has issued a warning to the public regarding a company operating on Facebook under the name "My Fin UCO," which offers lending services without the appropriate regulatory license.
A modern approach to financial education must go beyond the mere transfer of knowledge and focus on actual financial behavior and people's well-being, stated Martin Galstyan, Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia.
Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Khachatryan met with a delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission, led by the IMF mission chief for Armenia, Nathan Porter, the Armenian government's press service reported.
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
