Converse Bank announces its participation in the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) technical assistance program “Advancing Green Finance for Sustainable Development.”
he net profit of the Armenian banking system in the first quarter of 2025 exceeded 100.6 billion drams, increasing by 24.9% compared to the first quarter of 2024.
As a solution to the problem of growing financial fraud, the Central Bank of Armenia has recommended banks to freeze all credit obligations that have signs of fraud, said Martin Galstyan, head of the Central Bank of Armenia.
The Central Bank of Armenia decided today to leave the refinancing rate unchanged at 6.75% taking into account a set of factors such as the continued high uncertainty surrounding the US economic policy, declining confidence in the global economy, growth slowdown and a possible weakening demand in Armenia, the head of the regulator Martin Galstyan said at a press conference on Tuesday.
In 2019, Armenia-based commercial banks earned a total of 78.8 billion drams in net profit, up from 56.4 billion drams they had earned in 2018, according to ARKA news agency's ranking of the most profitable commercial banks in the fourth quarter of 2019
Converse Bank announces its participation in the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) technical assistance program “Advancing Green Finance for Sustainable Development.”
In the consumer market of Armenia, 12-month inflation in April of this year amounted to 3.2%, according to the report of the National Statistical Committee (NSC) of Armenia.
Armenia’s Finance Minister, Vahe Hovhannisyan, addressed concerns regarding the stagnation of the country's credit rating despite positive financial indicators reported by the government over the past seven years.
Armenia's public debt as of March 31 is 5.3 trillion drams, an increase of 4.4% compared to December 31 last year, and 5.8% in dollar terms, said Finance Minister Vahe Hovhannisyan.
Armenia's investment market is experiencing a period of active development: the number of issues is growing, digital technologies simplify access to financial instruments.
Armenia's investment climate is undergoing significant changes, and the financial market is becoming more active. Armen Hovhannisyan, Director of investment banking at Dimension Investments, speaks in an exclusive interview with ARKA news agency about the barriers to development, tools for accelerating growth, as well as the prospects of venture capital.
On August 23, international credit rating agency S&P Global Ratings reaffirmed Armenia's long-term and short-term sovereign credit ratings in both foreign and local currency at "BB-/B." The agency also maintained its "stable" outlook for the country.
Converse Bank announces its participation in the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) technical assistance program “Advancing Green Finance for Sustainable Development.”
he net profit of the Armenian banking system in the first quarter of 2025 exceeded 100.6 billion drams, increasing by 24.9% compared to the first quarter of 2024.
As a solution to the problem of growing financial fraud, the Central Bank of Armenia has recommended banks to freeze all credit obligations that have signs of fraud, said Martin Galstyan, head of the Central Bank of Armenia.
The Central Bank of Armenia decided today to leave the refinancing rate unchanged at 6.75% taking into account a set of factors such as the continued high uncertainty surrounding the US economic policy, declining confidence in the global economy, growth slowdown and a possible weakening demand in Armenia, the head of the regulator Martin Galstyan said at a press conference on Tuesday.
In 2019, Armenia-based commercial banks earned a total of 78.8 billion drams in net profit, up from 56.4 billion drams they had earned in 2018, according to ARKA news agency's ranking of the most profitable commercial banks in the fourth quarter of 2019
Converse Bank announces its participation in the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) technical assistance program “Advancing Green Finance for Sustainable Development.”
In the consumer market of Armenia, 12-month inflation in April of this year amounted to 3.2%, according to the report of the National Statistical Committee (NSC) of Armenia.
Armenia’s Finance Minister, Vahe Hovhannisyan, addressed concerns regarding the stagnation of the country's credit rating despite positive financial indicators reported by the government over the past seven years.
Armenia's public debt as of March 31 is 5.3 trillion drams, an increase of 4.4% compared to December 31 last year, and 5.8% in dollar terms, said Finance Minister Vahe Hovhannisyan.
Armenia's investment market is experiencing a period of active development: the number of issues is growing, digital technologies simplify access to financial instruments.
Armenia's investment climate is undergoing significant changes, and the financial market is becoming more active. Armen Hovhannisyan, Director of investment banking at Dimension Investments, speaks in an exclusive interview with ARKA news agency about the barriers to development, tools for accelerating growth, as well as the prospects of venture capital.
On August 23, international credit rating agency S&P Global Ratings reaffirmed Armenia's long-term and short-term sovereign credit ratings in both foreign and local currency at "BB-/B." The agency also maintained its "stable" outlook for the country.
The decision of the Central Bank of Armenia to cut the refinancing rate to 4.5% has prompted an increased demand for loans, Central Bank Chairman Martin Galstyan said at a press conference on Tuesday
The 26th of June, 2020 marked a remote launch of the program on “IT and Entrepreneurship Skill Improvement among Unemployed Population to Promote the Economic Development of Armenian Regions” implemented by Jinishian Memorial Foundation and funded by HSBC Group. The overall budget of the program is USD149,000, of which USD105,500 is provided by HSBC Group
The Armenian government is considering the possibility of launching a targeted construction program in the regions, Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Smbat Sayyan said during an on-line conference today
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed a decree on the nomination of Nikolai Podguzov for the post of chairman of the board of the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB), TASS reported
Armenia's GDP will decline more by the end of 2020 than most of the forecasts predict, the chairman of the Central Bank Martin Galstyan stated at a parliamentary meeting on Thursday
Today, on 25 June 2020, ARARATBANK wrapped s up the 2019 indicators at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders in ARARATBANK ZARGATSUM branch, reporting growth in the key financial indicators
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said today it is providing a US$ 20 million loan to ACBA-CREDIT AGRICOLE BANK for on-lending to private companies in Armenia that have been affected by the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic
The ratio of Armenia’s public debt to GDP at the end of the year is expected to reach 50-60%, Armenian Finance Minister Atom Janjughazyan said Wednesday at an extraordinary meeting of the country’s parliament
The Central Bank of Armenia is monitoring price stability to prevent a drop in the purchasing power of citizens, Central Bank Chairman Martin Galstyan said at an extraordinary parliamentary meeting on Wednesday
An emergency session of the Armenian parliament discussed today ratification of an agreement with the IMF regarding the use of the $280 million loan, allocated to Armenia in May 2019, and attraction of an additional loan in the amount of $35 million. The money is to help Armenia fight the coronavirus outbreak and mitigate its economic consequences
There is no shortage of budgetary funds and a financial threat to national security in Armenia, Deputy Finance Minister Armen Hayrapetyan said Wednesday at an extraordinary parliamentary meeting answering an MP’s question that the authorities are spending reserve funds in a difficult situation, and thereby pose a threat to national security
ACBA-CREDIT AGRICOLE BANK has launched today a promotion campaign, called 'Join the Big Race', which it has designed to encourage non-cash transactions
