Armenian Human Rights Defender and WB representatives discussed cooperation issues

YEREVAN, November 4. /ARKA/. Armenian Human Rights Defender Kristine Grigoryan met today with representatives of a World Bank team implementing the third and fourth programs of public sector modernization (PCMP 3 and PCMP 4).

According to the Human Rights Defender’s press service, Grigoryan spoke about the need to strengthen the social, political, economic role of women and the work carried out to prevent gender-based violence in families.

The sides were said to have discussed also ways to contribute to strengthening the institution of the human rights defender through digitization, modernization of operating systems.

Since Armenia joined the World Bank in 1992 and IDA in 1993, the total commitments to Armenia as of May this year amounted to over $2.5 billion. -0-

spot_img

POPULAR

Armenia Central Bank Governor: Open Banking Will Strengthen Clients’ Position with Financial Institutions

The implementation of the Open Banking model in Armenia is aimed at expanding consumer options in their dealings with financial institutions, Martin Galstyan, Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia, told reporters on the sidelines of the "SME Sector: Impact and Development Challenges" conference.

Ranking of Armenia’s Largest Credit Institutions by Total Capital in Q1 2026

ARKA News Agency publishes a ranking of Armenia's largest credit institutions by total capital for the first quarter of 2026.

Loans issued by Armenian commercial banks exceeded 8.16 trillion drams at the end of March

The volume of loans issued by commercial banks in Armenia as of the end of March 2026 amounted to 8,163,745 million drams, compared to 8,035,184 million drams at the end of February, according to data from the Statistical Committee.

Russian ruble exchange rate in Armenia exceeded 5 drams: Central Bank of Armenia

The average market exchange rate for the US dollar to the Armenian dram, formed on the Armenian foreign exchange market as of May 13, 2026, increased by 0.01 points compared to May 12, reaching 368.63 drams.

State Revenue Committee of Armenia has identified violations in the cryptoasset sector

The State Revenue Committee of Armenia has identified a number of violations in the sphere of the purchase and sale of cryptoassets and the provision of related services, the agency reports.

LATEST NEWS

spot_imgspot_imgspot_img