YEREVAN, November 7. /ARKA/. As of the end of September 2025, Armenian commercial banks issued loans totaling 7,497,746 million drams, an increase from 7,362,263 million drams at the end of August, according to the Statistical Committee’s data.
At the end of September, loans to residents reached 7.19 trillion drams, up from 7.04 trillion drams at the end of August. The total amount of dram-denominated loans to residents was 4.86 trillion drams (compared to 4.77 trillion drams the previous month), while foreign currency loans amounted to 2.32 trillion drams (2.27 trillion drams).
The total loans issued by commercial banks to non-residents at the end of September were AMD 244.4 billion, an increase from AMD 231.5 billion in August. The amount of AMD loans to non-residents was AMD 62.3 billion (up from AMD 57.6 billion the previous month), while foreign currency loans totaled AMD 182 billion (compared to AMD 174 billion).
By the end of September, the total volume of loans issued by credit institutions was AMD 403.4 billion, compared to AMD 396.7 billion at the end of August. Non-residents received loans totaling AMD 45.4 billion, an increase from AMD 43 billion the previous month, while residents received AMD 358 billion, compared to AMD 353.7 billion.
In September, the lending rate for commercial banks was 13.69%, down from 14.18% in August. The Central Bank’s repo rate remained unchanged at 6.75% for the month. ($1 = 382.48 drams).-0-
