Euro depreciates by 0.91 points to AMD 421.35- central bank

Armenia’s Central Bank is not planning to make changes to or revise its current regulatory framework designed for local commercial banks, the regulator’s press service said in  response to  ARKA News Agency's inquiry about whether it was planning to  toughen prudential requirements for banks, particularly, the liquidity ratio because of  the large inflow of non-resident funds

Commercial bank deposits in Armenia grew 2.3 percent (mom) in November, and loans increased 2.6 percent (mom), driven by AMD-denominated funds, the World Bank says in its latest Armenia Monthly Economic Update – January 2025 review.

The pace of price growth in Armenia is expected to gradually increase in the coming months, driven by the easing of monetary policy and the recovery in global food prices, according to the weekly macro review of the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB).

On March 20, the annual III Capital Markets Armenia conference—one of the key events for the financial and investment community in the region—will take place at the Marriott Hotel, Yerevan.

Financial intermediation by the Armenian banking system in December 2024 continued to outpace economic activity, also characterized by a higher growth rate of loans compared to deposits, according to the Armenian Ministry of Finance's report titled "Review of Macroeconomic Developments. December 2024." Unlike December 2023, the growth in loan volumes (24.2%) exceeded the growth in deposit volumes (13.9%).