At its session on Thursday, the National Assembly of Armenia adopted in the first reading amendments to the Civil Code of the Republic of Armenia, introducing the concept of reverse mortgages and a new type of property rights for spouses.
Travel is no longer about just choosing a destination; it has become a way to embrace new experiences, discover various cultures, and create lasting memories.
Armenia's international reserves have reached a record high, exceeding $5.7 billion, said Armen Nurbekyan, Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia.
As of March 31, 2026, the total loan portfolio of Armenian banks stood at AMD 8.01 trillion, marking a 22.63% rise compared to March 31, 2025, and a 4.05% increase from December 31, 2025.
Core inflation in Armenia rose to 5% (y/y) in May, exceeding the headline inflation rate and continuing its upward trend, according to the World Bank's "Armenia Monthly Economic Update – June 2026."
The Central Bank of Armenia has reviewed its approach to managing international reserves and decided not to include gold in them, stated Central Bank Chairman Martin Galstyan.
Armenia is experiencing a significant influx of capital and growing interest from international investors, said Martin Galstyan, Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia.
Amid the S&P 500's worst quarter since 2022, rising global anxiety, and persistent geopolitical uncertainty, investors are increasingly asking whether this is a temporary market reaction or a deeper shift in investment logic.
Capital market development in Armenia is increasingly dependent not only on the growth in the number of issues and the expansion of instruments, but also on the quality of the environment in which investors make decisions.
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
At its session on Thursday, the National Assembly of Armenia adopted in the first reading amendments to the Civil Code of the Republic of Armenia, introducing the concept of reverse mortgages and a new type of property rights for spouses.
Travel is no longer about just choosing a destination; it has become a way to embrace new experiences, discover various cultures, and create lasting memories.
Armenia's international reserves have reached a record high, exceeding $5.7 billion, said Armen Nurbekyan, Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia.
As of March 31, 2026, the total loan portfolio of Armenian banks stood at AMD 8.01 trillion, marking a 22.63% rise compared to March 31, 2025, and a 4.05% increase from December 31, 2025.
Core inflation in Armenia rose to 5% (y/y) in May, exceeding the headline inflation rate and continuing its upward trend, according to the World Bank's "Armenia Monthly Economic Update – June 2026."
The Central Bank of Armenia has reviewed its approach to managing international reserves and decided not to include gold in them, stated Central Bank Chairman Martin Galstyan.
Armenia is experiencing a significant influx of capital and growing interest from international investors, said Martin Galstyan, Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia.
Amid the S&P 500's worst quarter since 2022, rising global anxiety, and persistent geopolitical uncertainty, investors are increasingly asking whether this is a temporary market reaction or a deeper shift in investment logic.
Capital market development in Armenia is increasingly dependent not only on the growth in the number of issues and the expansion of instruments, but also on the quality of the environment in which investors make decisions.
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
Head of the Armenian Central Bank Martin Galstyan does not think that the outpacing growth of time deposits in AMD indicates any 'tectonic' shifts or abrupt developments in the market.
In 2022 the return on equity (ROE) of Armenia's banking sector was 21.7%, while in 2023 it dropped to 13.5%, Chairman of the Central Bank Martin Galstyan said Tuesday
Consumer and mortgage loans issued by Armenia-based comemrcial banks have grown to more than AMD 1 trillion each in early 2024, the head of the Central Bank Martin Galstyan said Tuesday
Director General of Rostelecom Armenia Hayk Faramazyan and Rector of the National University of Architecture and Construction of Armenia (NUACA) Yeghiazar Vardanyan signed a "Memorandum of Cooperation" on January 29 this year, the press service of Rostelecom Armenia reported
The Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia Martin Galstyan said today that two factors influenced the regulator's decision to lower the refinancing rate by 0.5 percentage points today, setting it at 8.75%. This is the 6th downgrade since June last year
Price growth fell into deflationary territory in Armenia in 2023 (December: -0.6%), as the effects of a strong dram, lower international food prices, and the lagged impact of a tight monetary policy were felt. Fitch's expectation of a weaker dram will result in higher inflation in 2024-25, averaging 3.9% (target: 4%), Fitch Ratings said in a report
The total volume of loans issued by Armenian banks in 2023 amounted to AMD 5.15 trillion, up from AMD 4.21 trillion issued a year earlier, according to the Central Bank
Armenia's national currency, the dram, continued to depreciate gradually against the USD, the World Bank says in its ‘Armenia Monthly Economic Update – January 2024
Seventeen Armenia-based commercial banks out of 18 (except for Artsakhbank) appeared in the list of 1000 largest taxpayers in 2023, having paid 131.2 billion drams in various taxes, the State Revenue Committee (SRC) eported
