Unibank and a four-time champion of Armenia "Alashkert" Football Club, have expanded their partnership, with the Bank becoming the club’s title sponsor.
The Central Bank of Armenia's increase in the monetary policy rate to 6.75% does not automatically and immediately lead to higher rates on bank loans and deposits.
On Wednesday, at the opening meeting with the IMF mission delegation to Armenia, led by Alexander Timan, the Governor of the Central Bank of Armenia, Martin Galstyan, discussed recent macroeconomic developments, economic prospects, and key risks.
YEREVAN, August 10. /ARKA/. As of June 30, 2026, the total loan investment and leasing portfolio of Armenian credit institutions reached 681.8 billion drams, reflecting a 1.64% increase from the previous quarter and a 3.23% rise since the start of the year.
The international rating agency Moody's Ratings has revised the outlook on Armenia's sovereign rating from stable to positive, affirming its long-term issuer ratings in both local and foreign currencies at Ba3.
On Wednesday, at the opening meeting with the IMF mission delegation to Armenia, led by Alexander Timan, the Governor of the Central Bank of Armenia, Martin Galstyan, discussed recent macroeconomic developments, economic prospects, and key risks.
There is no liquidity shortage in Armenia, but the question remains about whether businesses meet investor requirements, according to Central Bank Chairman Martin Galstyan.
Thanks to significant remittance and capital inflows, gross reserves in Armenia rose to a record $6.5 billion in August, equivalent to 4.3 months of import coverage, according to the World Bank's Armenia "Monthly Economic Update – September 2026."
Food and non-alcoholic beverage prices account for 57% of inflation, despite a slowdown in their growth rate from 8.6% in June to 6.4% in August, according to the World Bank's Armenia "Monthly Economic Update – September 2026."
Armenia's public debt as of June 30, 2026, amounted to 5.12 trillion drams, compared to 5.30 trillion drams as of December 31, 2025, announced RA Finance Minister Vahe Hovhannisyan.
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
Unibank and a four-time champion of Armenia "Alashkert" Football Club, have expanded their partnership, with the Bank becoming the club’s title sponsor.
The Central Bank of Armenia's increase in the monetary policy rate to 6.75% does not automatically and immediately lead to higher rates on bank loans and deposits.
On Wednesday, at the opening meeting with the IMF mission delegation to Armenia, led by Alexander Timan, the Governor of the Central Bank of Armenia, Martin Galstyan, discussed recent macroeconomic developments, economic prospects, and key risks.
YEREVAN, August 10. /ARKA/. As of June 30, 2026, the total loan investment and leasing portfolio of Armenian credit institutions reached 681.8 billion drams, reflecting a 1.64% increase from the previous quarter and a 3.23% rise since the start of the year.
The international rating agency Moody's Ratings has revised the outlook on Armenia's sovereign rating from stable to positive, affirming its long-term issuer ratings in both local and foreign currencies at Ba3.
On Wednesday, at the opening meeting with the IMF mission delegation to Armenia, led by Alexander Timan, the Governor of the Central Bank of Armenia, Martin Galstyan, discussed recent macroeconomic developments, economic prospects, and key risks.
There is no liquidity shortage in Armenia, but the question remains about whether businesses meet investor requirements, according to Central Bank Chairman Martin Galstyan.
Thanks to significant remittance and capital inflows, gross reserves in Armenia rose to a record $6.5 billion in August, equivalent to 4.3 months of import coverage, according to the World Bank's Armenia "Monthly Economic Update – September 2026."
Food and non-alcoholic beverage prices account for 57% of inflation, despite a slowdown in their growth rate from 8.6% in June to 6.4% in August, according to the World Bank's Armenia "Monthly Economic Update – September 2026."
Armenia's public debt as of June 30, 2026, amounted to 5.12 trillion drams, compared to 5.30 trillion drams as of December 31, 2025, announced RA Finance Minister Vahe Hovhannisyan.
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
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.
