14,757 applications for writing off bad loans have been received in Armenia within the framework of the relevant state support program, which started on February 1, 2025.
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.
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
A criminal group operating in one of the capital's business centers and stealing citizens' money through Internet calls has been exposed in Armenia, the Investigative Committee of Armenia reports.
According to EDB forecasts, Armenia's economy will stabilize on a 5.5% growth trajectory with domestic demand remaining the main driver of development.
At a meeting on Thursday, the Armenian government approved a proposal to sign a financial agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB) “Armenia - Sustainable Syunik Program, Special Investment Window 1 EFSD+” for 50 million euros.
The Armenian government approved a $6 million grant agreement between the Republic of Armenia and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on a seismic safety improvement program at a meeting on Thursday.
ARKA news agency spoke with Freedom Broker Armenia Director Ovak Ovakimian about the transformation of investment thinking, company strategy and trust as an economic value.
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.
14,757 applications for writing off bad loans have been received in Armenia within the framework of the relevant state support program, which started on February 1, 2025.
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.
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
A criminal group operating in one of the capital's business centers and stealing citizens' money through Internet calls has been exposed in Armenia, the Investigative Committee of Armenia reports.
According to EDB forecasts, Armenia's economy will stabilize on a 5.5% growth trajectory with domestic demand remaining the main driver of development.
At a meeting on Thursday, the Armenian government approved a proposal to sign a financial agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB) “Armenia - Sustainable Syunik Program, Special Investment Window 1 EFSD+” for 50 million euros.
The Armenian government approved a $6 million grant agreement between the Republic of Armenia and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on a seismic safety improvement program at a meeting on Thursday.
ARKA news agency spoke with Freedom Broker Armenia Director Ovak Ovakimian about the transformation of investment thinking, company strategy and trust as an economic value.
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.
Today the allocation auction of government bonds (ISIN AMGB1129A316, AMGB3129A504, AMGN36294244, AMGN60294268) has taken place on Armenian Securities Exchange (AMX)
Unibank has launched a new loan product "Preferential mortgage", which allows refinancing the credit. "Preferential mortgage" is aimed at improving credit conditions and reducing the debt burden, the bank’s press service said today
VTB (Armenia), a division of the Russian VTB Bank, said cardholders of the Russian Mir payment system have been able to withdraw cash from its ATMs starting from April, 2022
Acba Leasing Company provides business entities in Armenia with an opportunity to modernize their capacities either for setting up new or expanding existing productions as part of the government-designed program "Measures to modernize the economy," the press service of Acba bank said today
Armenian Finance Minister Tigran Khachatryan and Deputy Minister Vahe Hovhannisyan participated in the Spring Meetings of IMF and World Bank Boards of Governors held on April 19-22 in Washington, United States, the press service of the Armenian Ministry of Finance reported
Sixteen of the 17 Armenia-based commercial banks are in the list of 1000 largest corporate taxpayers in the first quarter of 2022 having paid a total of 12.76 billion drams in taxes and duties, according to the State Revenue Committee
YEREVAN, April 15. /ARKA/. Armenian authorities are very careful not to fall under U.S. sanctions for possible attempts to help Russia bypass restrictions, Armenian Economy Minister Vahan Kerobyan said in an interview with Russian RBC.
"In fact, we are very careful not to fall under sanctions, because it is not in our interests in any way. We want to work to avoid that," the minister explained.
According to Kerobyan, European and American partners have made it clear that they do not want to use sanction instruments against Armenia.
In particular, Armenian banks carefully carry out the KYC (know your client) procedures with respect to Russian residents, Kerobyan noted.
"In terms of customer service, they are probably too bureaucratic about it. But we understand them. They don't want to feel the secondary sanctions on themselves. And that's why it takes a little longer than usual for Russian citizens and entities to open bank accounts in Armenia," the minister acknowledged.
He also confirmed that about 27 thousand Russian, non-resident accounts were opened in commercial banks in Armenia as of late March 2022. -0-
