Cross-border remittance inflow to Armenia increased by 2.4% year-on-year in 2025, reaching $5.9 billion, according to the Eurasian Development Bank's March macroeconomic review.
The likelihood of the Central Bank of Armenia switching to tougher monetary rhetoric and potentially raising the rate in the short term may increase, Rafael Mkrtchyan, Head of Corporate Finance at Freedom Broker Armenia, told ARKA news agency.
In January 2026, commercial bank deposits in Armenia decreased by 0.3% (MoM), while loans grew by 1.1% (MoM), according to the World Bank's "Armenia Monthly Economic Update – March 2026."
The Central Bank of Armenia, together with banks, is ready to introduce stricter mechanisms to prevent telephone fraud, stated regulator head Martin Galstyan, responding to a question from the ARKA news agency.
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.
Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan and International Monetary Fund (IMF) Deputy Managing Director Marnix von Rey noted the importance of approving a new standby arrangement with the IMF and its full implementation.
Gross reserves in Armenia increased, reaching $5.5 billion at the end of February, equivalent to 4.1 months of import coverage, according to the World Bank's "Armenia Monthly Economic Update – March 2026."
The risk premium in Armenia has increased slightly due to events in the Middle East, although not as much as in other countries in the region and beyond, stated Martin Galstyan, head of the Central Bank of Armenia.
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
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?
Cross-border remittance inflow to Armenia increased by 2.4% year-on-year in 2025, reaching $5.9 billion, according to the Eurasian Development Bank's March macroeconomic review.
The likelihood of the Central Bank of Armenia switching to tougher monetary rhetoric and potentially raising the rate in the short term may increase, Rafael Mkrtchyan, Head of Corporate Finance at Freedom Broker Armenia, told ARKA news agency.
In January 2026, commercial bank deposits in Armenia decreased by 0.3% (MoM), while loans grew by 1.1% (MoM), according to the World Bank's "Armenia Monthly Economic Update – March 2026."
The Central Bank of Armenia, together with banks, is ready to introduce stricter mechanisms to prevent telephone fraud, stated regulator head Martin Galstyan, responding to a question from the ARKA news agency.
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.
Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan and International Monetary Fund (IMF) Deputy Managing Director Marnix von Rey noted the importance of approving a new standby arrangement with the IMF and its full implementation.
Gross reserves in Armenia increased, reaching $5.5 billion at the end of February, equivalent to 4.1 months of import coverage, according to the World Bank's "Armenia Monthly Economic Update – March 2026."
The risk premium in Armenia has increased slightly due to events in the Middle East, although not as much as in other countries in the region and beyond, stated Martin Galstyan, head of the Central Bank of Armenia.
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
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?
VTB Bank (Armenia), the Armenian branch of the Russian state-backed bank, said today it continues to provide the main types of financial services, maintaining a high level of liquidity and capital, saying also that the sanctions imposed by Western countries on Russia will not affect the safety and availability of customer funds
YEREVAN, February 22. /ARKA/. Companies and individual entrepreneurs may apply to VTB Bank (Armenia) for Visa and MasterCard business credit cards with a credit limit of up to 10 million drams.
In a Facebook comment on a recent change of shareholders in Armbusinessbank, Armenia’s former minister of labor and social affairs Maneh Tandilyan describes it as a ‘mysterious deal
YEREVAN, Feb. 16. /ARKA/. VTB Bank (Armenia) and Visa international payment system have launched a joint #boomerangcashback promotion campaign designed for Visa cardholders, the bank's press service reported.
All 17 Armenia-based commercial banks paid last year 52.286 billion drams in various taxes, by 3.2 billion drams or 6.5% more than in 2020, while the amount of direct taxes grew by about 1.9 billion drams or 4.4% to 44.732 billion drams, Deputy Executive Director of the Union of Banks of Armenia (UBA) Arman Sargsyan said at a press conference on Wednesday
The number of banking cards issued by Armenia-based banks grew last year by 8.3% from 2020, Deputy Executive Director of the Union of Banks of Armenia (UBA) Arman Sargsyan said at a press conference on Wednesday
Individual money transfers sent to Armenia largely by migrant workers in 2021 through the banks grew by approximately $268 million or 14.6% when compared to the previous year, to $2.109 billion, according to the Union of Banks of Armenia (UBA)
Banning Russia from the SWIFT financial system will have a negative impact on Armenia because of Armenian and Russian economics’ interconnections, Seyran Sargsyan, the executive director of the Union of Banks of Armenia (UBA), told a news conference today
YEREVAN, February 16. /ARKA/. When applying for VTB Bank (Armenia) consumer loans until February 21 at the bank’s partner outlets, the bank’s clients will be awarded a discount on the purchase of goods, the bank’s press service said in a press release today specifying that the discount will make 5% of the loan amount.
The Executive Director of the Union of Banks of Armenia (UBA) Seyran Sargsyan didn't rule out a possible merger or acquisition in the local banking sector in 2022, saying also that new players may appear in the market as well
Acting as an agent of the Armenian Ministry of Finance, VTB Bank (Armenia) enables its clients to buy government bonds in the primary securities market
