Initiated by the Union of Banks of Armenia (UBA), the Raiffeisen Banking International (RBI) corporation hosted the first "Days of Armenian Banks" in Vienna, aimed at enhancing collaboration between the financial sectors of Armenia and Europe.
For several months, four children with special needs from the Arvestaran educational and cultural center have been actively engaged in the Loshik social entrepreneurship program.
Armenian banks are consistently implementing new systems to safeguard their clients, including the utilization of AI technologies. However, protection may become unattainable if individuals are careless with their data, stated Martin Galstyan, Chairman of the Central Bank.
The combined loan portfolio of 17 Armenia-based commercial banks upped by 6.11% in Q2 2025 compared to Q1 2025, amounting to AMD 6.82 trillion, according to a ranking compiled by the ARKA news agency.
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.
n the consumer market of Armenia, 12-month inflation in August of this year amounted to 3.6%, according to the report of the National Statistical Committee (NSC) of Armenia.
Armenia will receive 45.3 million euros from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to improve healthcare quality, said First Deputy Minister of Health of the Republic of Armenia Lena Nanushyan during a meeting of the parliamentary standing committee on financial, credit and budgetary issues.
As of July 31, 2025, Armenia's total public debt was recorded at $14,098.6 million, an increase from $13,852.1 million as of June 30, 2025,according to the Ministry of Finance.
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.
Initiated by the Union of Banks of Armenia (UBA), the Raiffeisen Banking International (RBI) corporation hosted the first "Days of Armenian Banks" in Vienna, aimed at enhancing collaboration between the financial sectors of Armenia and Europe.
For several months, four children with special needs from the Arvestaran educational and cultural center have been actively engaged in the Loshik social entrepreneurship program.
Armenian banks are consistently implementing new systems to safeguard their clients, including the utilization of AI technologies. However, protection may become unattainable if individuals are careless with their data, stated Martin Galstyan, Chairman of the Central Bank.
The combined loan portfolio of 17 Armenia-based commercial banks upped by 6.11% in Q2 2025 compared to Q1 2025, amounting to AMD 6.82 trillion, according to a ranking compiled by the ARKA news agency.
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.
n the consumer market of Armenia, 12-month inflation in August of this year amounted to 3.6%, according to the report of the National Statistical Committee (NSC) of Armenia.
Armenia will receive 45.3 million euros from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to improve healthcare quality, said First Deputy Minister of Health of the Republic of Armenia Lena Nanushyan during a meeting of the parliamentary standing committee on financial, credit and budgetary issues.
As of July 31, 2025, Armenia's total public debt was recorded at $14,098.6 million, an increase from $13,852.1 million as of June 30, 2025,according to the Ministry of Finance.
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.
As a result of a certain prevalence of supply over demand in Armenia the exchange rate of the US Dollar has slightly decreased during the last month, Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia Martin Galstyan said.
Armenian Deputy Justice Minister Levon Balyan presented a draft law on making amendments and additions to the law “On Compulsory Execution of Judicial Acts” in Parliament.
The Central Bank of Armenia at its April 30 meeting has lowered the refinancing rate by 0.25 percentage points, setting it at 8.25%, the regulator's press service reports.
All Armenia-based 18 commercial banks are in the list of 1000 largest corporate taxpayers compiled for January-March 2024, having paid 22.5 billion drams in various taxes, the State Revenue Committee said.
Eurobond issuance by banks in the CIS+ region (comprising Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan) will increase significantly in 2024 and 2025, albeit from a low base, Fitch Ratings forecasts.
VTB (Armenia) bank has launched three new types of deposits designed for retail clients. Deposits are available in AMD and Russian rubles. The annual yield on deposits in national currency ranges from 7.48% to 10.22% per annum.
Armenian Finance Minister Vahe Hovhannisyan received a delegation headed by Secretary General of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Kazuhiko Koguchi, the Finance Ministry's website reports.
The loan portfolio of Armenia-based commercial banks as of 31.03.2024 amounted to over AMD 5.1 trillion, having increased by 1.7% or AMD 86.8 bln during the first quarter of the current year.
The net profit of Armenia-based commercial banks in the first quarter of 2024 amounted to about AMD 83.1 bln, having increased by 19% compared to the same time span of the last year. According to the banks' reports compiled in accordance with IFRS standards.
Net money transfers dropped by 63.3 percent (yoy) in February but were almost 4 times higher than in the previous month, according to World bank's Armenia monthly economic update – April 2024.
