The President of the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank (BSTDB) Serhat Köksal expressed his gratitude for hosting the annual meeting of the BSTDB Board of Governors in Yerevan during a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Tuesday.
Moody's Ratings has upgraded Converse Bank CJSC's long-term local and foreign currency bank deposit ratings to Ba3 from B1, aligning the Bank’s rating with Armenia’s sovereign rating.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is a key partner for Armenia in terms of major infrastructure projects and reforms in areas of strategic importance for the economy, Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan said.
Unibank summarised 2024 with a profit of 8.2 billion AMD, of which 7.8 billion AMD will be paid for dividends - almost twice as much as the previous year. The decision was taken at the shareholders’ annual general meeting of “Unibank” OJSC.
Cyber Security Week in Armenia ended with the Bug Bounty competition with Acba Bank's offensive cyber security team recognized as the best, according to the bank's press service.
Moody's Ratings has upgraded Converse Bank CJSC's long-term local and foreign currency bank deposit ratings to Ba3 from B1, aligning the Bank’s rating with Armenia’s sovereign rating.
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
In the consumer market of Armenia, 12-month inflation in June of this year amounted to 3.9%, according to the report of the National Statistical Committee (NSC) of Armenia.
On June 26, 2025, Moody's affirmed the long-term issuer ratings in national and foreign currencies and senior unsecured debt in foreign currency of the Armenian government at Ba3, maintaining the stable outlook, the press service of the Ministry of Finance of Armenia reported.
The net inflow of private remittances in Armenia from abroad sent through the banks in January-May 2025 amounted to $511.7 million, compared to $449.4 million in January-May 2024, according to a report by the Central Bank.
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 President of the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank (BSTDB) Serhat Köksal expressed his gratitude for hosting the annual meeting of the BSTDB Board of Governors in Yerevan during a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Tuesday.
Moody's Ratings has upgraded Converse Bank CJSC's long-term local and foreign currency bank deposit ratings to Ba3 from B1, aligning the Bank’s rating with Armenia’s sovereign rating.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is a key partner for Armenia in terms of major infrastructure projects and reforms in areas of strategic importance for the economy, Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan said.
Unibank summarised 2024 with a profit of 8.2 billion AMD, of which 7.8 billion AMD will be paid for dividends - almost twice as much as the previous year. The decision was taken at the shareholders’ annual general meeting of “Unibank” OJSC.
Cyber Security Week in Armenia ended with the Bug Bounty competition with Acba Bank's offensive cyber security team recognized as the best, according to the bank's press service.
Moody's Ratings has upgraded Converse Bank CJSC's long-term local and foreign currency bank deposit ratings to Ba3 from B1, aligning the Bank’s rating with Armenia’s sovereign rating.
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
In the consumer market of Armenia, 12-month inflation in June of this year amounted to 3.9%, according to the report of the National Statistical Committee (NSC) of Armenia.
On June 26, 2025, Moody's affirmed the long-term issuer ratings in national and foreign currencies and senior unsecured debt in foreign currency of the Armenian government at Ba3, maintaining the stable outlook, the press service of the Ministry of Finance of Armenia reported.
The net inflow of private remittances in Armenia from abroad sent through the banks in January-May 2025 amounted to $511.7 million, compared to $449.4 million in January-May 2024, according to a report by the Central Bank.
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.
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
