YEREVAN, June 10. /ARKA/. The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said it has completed the first review under the Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) with Armenia.
The completion of the review enables access to an amount equivalent to SDR 18.4 million (about US$25.1 million), bringing total access to SDR 36.8 million (about US$50.2 million).
The SBA was approved by the IMF’s Board on December 1, 2025. Armenian authorities continue to treat the arrangement as precautionary, IMF said in a press release. The Executive Board’s decision was taken on a lapse-of-time basis.
According to IMF, Armenia’s economic activity remains strong. Real GDP growth is expected to decelerate to around 5¼ percent in 2026 as domestic demand softens and some trade disruptions from the war in the Middle East materialize.
In Decdember 2025, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) had concluded the 2025 Article IV consultation, completing the sixth review under the Stand-By Arrangement (SBA), and subsequently cancelled the SBA and approved a new 36-month SBA with Armenia amounting to SDR 128.8 million (100 percent of Armenia’s quota in the IMF or about US$ 175 million).-0-
