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Cross-border remittance inflow to Armenia increased by 2.4% year-on-year in 2025, reaching $5.9 billion, according to the Eurasian Development Bank's March macroeconomic review.

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 risk premium in Armenia has increased slightly due to events in the Middle East, although not as much as in other countries in the region and beyond, stated Martin Galstyan, head of the Central Bank of Armenia.

In Armenia, AI will be integrated into virtually all processes in one way or another, and where to begin depends on the specific objectives and current priorities of financial institutions, according to Arman Aleksanyan, co-founder and CEO of Eleveight AI.

At its meeting on March 17, the Board of the Central Bank of Armenia maintained the refinancing rate at 6.50% for the third consecutive time.