Armenia's Investigative Committee, together with the Central Bank, are set to develop a string of tools and mechanisms that will help prevent fraudsters from stealing citizens' money, the head of the Investigative Committee Artur Poghosyan said today in parliament.
The volume of loans issued to small businesses under the New Partner program in the first quarter of 2025 exceeded 160 million drams. This is almost 2.5 times more than in the same period last year.
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.
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
YEREVAN, May 12. /ARКА/. Finance Minister Vahe Hovhannisyan discussed investment opportunities in Armenia and the region, as well as reforms aimed at stimulating economic growth, with newly appointed Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masato Kanda.
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 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.
Armenia's Investigative Committee, together with the Central Bank, are set to develop a string of tools and mechanisms that will help prevent fraudsters from stealing citizens' money, the head of the Investigative Committee Artur Poghosyan said today in parliament.
The volume of loans issued to small businesses under the New Partner program in the first quarter of 2025 exceeded 160 million drams. This is almost 2.5 times more than in the same period last year.
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.
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
YEREVAN, May 12. /ARКА/. Finance Minister Vahe Hovhannisyan discussed investment opportunities in Armenia and the region, as well as reforms aimed at stimulating economic growth, with newly appointed Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masato Kanda.
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 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.
As part of digital transformation and streamlining of processes, VTB Bank (Armenia) entered into an agreement to sell about 11% of its retail loan portfolio to Ardshinbank CJSCб the press service of the bank said today. It said the deals amounts to 24 billion drams
The Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia Martin Galstyan held a meeting with the UAE Central Bank Governor Abdul Hamid Mohammed Sayed on Wednesday as part of his visit to the United Arab Emirates, the press service of the Armenian regulator reported
On the 24th of March 2022, a new loan agreement with ARMSWISSBANK CJSC and the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) was signed to promote trade financing in the amount of USD 5 million
The Armenian-German Foundation and Armenia’s National Mortgage Company (NMC) are implementing My Roof housing financing program, the Central Bank reported
The Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) says the list of counties where Russians began flying to for obtaining Visa and MasterCard cards (Visa, MasterCard and other Western payment systems have suspended all operations in Russia in protest at its invasion of Ukraine) now includes Armenia, Kazakhstan and some other countries
Unibank has announced today a special mortgage loan designed for those who want to buy an apartment in Yerevan's Diamond Hills premium-class housing complex
Armenia's Ministry of Economy and Central Bank are negotiating now with Russian partners payments in Armenian drams for Armenian exports to Russia, Armenian Economy Minister Vahan Kerobyan said in parliament today
Regional instability may affect the profitability of future Armenian Eurobonds, the head of the Central Bank Martin Galstyan told at a meeting of the parliamentary commitee on fiscal policy today
"We are against use of any instrument that restrains the growth of the economy. But we can understand why the Central Bank is doing it and doing it now,’ Armenian Economy Minister Vahan Kerobyan said in an interview with CivilNet in a comment on the decision of the Central Bank to raise March 15 the refinancing rate by 1.25 p.p. to 9.25%
