Net loan portfolio of Armenian banks in Q1 2025 increased by 32.4% to AMD 6.424 billion

YEREVAN, May 7. /ARKA/. The loan portfolio of the Armenian banking system, net of reserves, increased by 32.4% in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the same period last year, amounting to AMD 6.424 billion.

According to the ranking of the ARKA agency, as of the end of March this year, Ameriabank occupies the leading position in the banking system in terms of loan portfolio. The bank’s lending volume (net of reserves) amounted to AMD 1.323 billion (an increase of 32.8%).

Ardshinbank is in second place, with a net loan portfolio of AMD 1.230 billion (an increase of 19.4%). ACBA Bank is in third place with a net loan portfolio of 559.5 billion drams (growth – 16.8%).

The source for compiling the ranking of banks by loan portfolio is the ARKA agency bulletin “Banks of Armenia”, compiled on the basis of reports of Armenian banks published in accordance with international IFRS standards.

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