The Central Bank of Armenia will issue a commemorative silver coin on October 20, 2026, dedicated to the "Symphony of Stones" natural monument, the regulator announced.
As of September 30, 2026, the aggregate assets of Armenian banks reached 14.46 trillion drams, an increase of 20.82% compared to September 30, 2025, according to an operational bulletin from the ARKA news agency.
The aggregate after-tax profit of Armenian banks for the period from January to September 2026 reached 334.44 billion drams, compared to 307.87 billion drams for the same period in 2025.
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 World Bank Group mobilized $342 million in private capital in Armenia during the 2026 fiscal year—a 56-fold increase compared to the $6 million recorded in the 2022 fiscal year, the World Bank’s Armenia office reported.
The Eurasian Fund for Stabilization and Development (EFSD) has raised its GDP growth forecast for Armenia for 2026 to 5.8%, up from the previously expected 5.5%.
The National Assembly of Armenia, at an extraordinary session on Monday, ratified loan and grant agreements totaling $284.4 million with the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD, part of the World Bank Group).
The net inflow of cross-border remittances to individuals in Armenia, received from abroad via the banking system of the Republic of Armenia, totaled $1.8 billion in January–August 2026, compared to $889.3 million in January–August 2025, according to a report by the republic's Central Bank.
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
The Central Bank of Armenia will issue a commemorative silver coin on October 20, 2026, dedicated to the "Symphony of Stones" natural monument, the regulator announced.
As of September 30, 2026, the aggregate assets of Armenian banks reached 14.46 trillion drams, an increase of 20.82% compared to September 30, 2025, according to an operational bulletin from the ARKA news agency.
The aggregate after-tax profit of Armenian banks for the period from January to September 2026 reached 334.44 billion drams, compared to 307.87 billion drams for the same period in 2025.
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 World Bank Group mobilized $342 million in private capital in Armenia during the 2026 fiscal year—a 56-fold increase compared to the $6 million recorded in the 2022 fiscal year, the World Bank’s Armenia office reported.
The Eurasian Fund for Stabilization and Development (EFSD) has raised its GDP growth forecast for Armenia for 2026 to 5.8%, up from the previously expected 5.5%.
The National Assembly of Armenia, at an extraordinary session on Monday, ratified loan and grant agreements totaling $284.4 million with the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD, part of the World Bank Group).
The net inflow of cross-border remittances to individuals in Armenia, received from abroad via the banking system of the Republic of Armenia, totaled $1.8 billion in January–August 2026, compared to $889.3 million in January–August 2025, according to a report by the republic's Central Bank.
Amid the S&P 500's worst quarter since 2022, rising global anxiety, and persistent geopolitical uncertainty, investors are increasingly asking whether this is a temporary market reaction or a deeper shift in investment logic.
Capital market development in Armenia is increasingly dependent not only on the growth in the number of issues and the expansion of instruments, but also on the quality of the environment in which investors make decisions.
The digital infrastructure of the Armenian capital market has made significant progress in recent years, but the market still lacks a more robust regulatory and technological framework for the full development of new financial instruments.
The capital market of Armenia is undergoing a significant transformation: there is an increasing interest in bonds, foreign investors are becoming more engaged, and there is a rising demand for new financial instruments, ranging from IPOs to digital assets
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a US$ 5 million financial package to Inecobank in Armenia to facilitate the private sector’s transition to more sustainable, low-carbon and climate-resilient practices. The project is supported by the European Union (EU) with €523,000 of grant incentives, EBRD said today in a press release
Amundi-ACBA Asset Management and Armenia’s Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs signed a memorandum of cooperation, Acba bank said in a press release today
VTB Bank (Armenia) acted as the financial partner of the first real estate exhibition Build Armenia 2021. The event was attended by 32 real estate developer companies which presented all formats of residential and commercial real estate available in the primary market, the press service of the bank reported
On September 27, the chairman of Armenia’s Central Bank Martin Galstyan took part in an online forum on high-level research organized by the Central Bank of the Philippines
Armenia’s public debt stood at 4.394.5 trillion drams ($8.869 billion) on June 30, 2021, having grown by 229.2 billion drams ($900.6 million) from the same time span of last year, according to a report on the execution of the government budget in the first half of 2021, circulated in parliament today
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Armenia's Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'B+' with a Stable Outlook, saying also that inflation accelerated to 8.8% yoy in August 2021, above the Central Bank of Armenia's (CBA) target of 4.0%, driven primarily by global pressures on food prices (15.1% yoy), rebounding demand from the 2020 recession, and bottlenecks in supply chains
The Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia Martin Galstyan took part in the 22nd meeting of the EEU Advisory Council on Monetary Policy that was held on September 23 in Bishkek, the capital of the Kyrgyz Republic, the Central Bank of Armenia reported
The Asian Development Bank has revised upwards the growth forecast for Armenia in fiscal year 2021 to 5.2%, from 1.8% predicted earlier, according to its latest Asian Development Outlook 2021 report, released on September 22.
In the second quarter of 2021, some 0.73% of users' computers in Armenia were attacked by hidden cryptominers, 0.38% in Georgia and 1.21% in Azerbaijan. In terms of such attacks Azerbaijan ranked 9th in the world
The CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors of VTB (Armenia) Ivan Telegin and Deputy CEO - Chairman of the Board of Directors of the bank Sofya Machkalyan took part in the Armenia Business Forum 2021. The event, organized by the Association of Armenian Entrepreneurs with the support of the Tashir Group of Companies, was held on September 20 in Yerevan, the press service of VTB Bank (Armenia) reported
In partnership with ACBA Leasing, four new poultry houses equipped with the latest technology were founded at the Nubarashen poultry farm, the press service of Acba bank said today
