YEREVAN, August 14. /ARKA/. Approximately two decades ago, Aram Mnatsakanyan embarked on his journey as an entrepreneur by crafting high-quality mattresses.
YEREVAN, August 13. /ARKA/. Bank accounts, payment cards, deposits - to explain these and several other concepts and answer the kids' most burning financial questions, Idram and IDBank this time visited ''Hayordi'' Camp.
YEREVAN, August 13. /ARKA/. VTB (Armenia) small business clients now have access to the "Express" loan, which allows them to obtain up to 20 million Armenian drams for business development.
YEREVAN, August 13. /ARKA/. The ACBA Federation, dedicated to fostering innovative agriculture in Armenia, enhancing sector competitiveness, and empowering communities, has summed up its activities for the year 2025.
YEREVAN, August 12. /ARKA/. The average market exchange rate of the US dollar to the Armenian dram on the Armenian foreign exchange market fell by 0.16 points on August 12, 2026, compared to August 11, to 365.91 drams.
YEREVAN, August 10. /ARKA/. As of June 30, 2026, the total loan investment and leasing portfolio of Armenian credit institutions reached 681.8 billion drams, reflecting a 1.64% increase from the previous quarter and a 3.23% rise since the start of the year.
The international rating agency Moody's Ratings has revised the outlook on Armenia's sovereign rating from stable to positive, affirming its long-term issuer ratings in both local and foreign currencies at Ba3.
YEREVAN, August 14. /ARКА/. A man suspected of embezzling 802.5 million drams from a bank and money laundering has been arrested in Armenia. The preliminary investigation has been completed, the press service of the RA Investigative Committee reported.
Armenia's total public debt as of June 30, 2026, amounted to $13,900.932 million, an increase of $8.476 million compared to May 31, 2026, according to a report by the Statistical Committee of Armenia.
Armenia's interdepartmental commission will soon present for discussion an action plan to implement MONEYVAL recommendations, said Daniel Azatyan, Chairman of the Union of Banks of Armenia, in response to a question from ARKA news agency.
Amid the S&P 500's worst quarter since 2022, rising global anxiety, and persistent geopolitical uncertainty, investors are increasingly asking whether this is a temporary market reaction or a deeper shift in investment logic.
Capital market development in Armenia is increasingly dependent not only on the growth in the number of issues and the expansion of instruments, but also on the quality of the environment in which investors make decisions.
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 capital market of Armenia is undergoing a significant transformation: there is an increasing interest in bonds, foreign investors are becoming more engaged, and there is a rising demand for new financial instruments, ranging from IPOs to digital assets
YEREVAN, August 14. /ARKA/. Approximately two decades ago, Aram Mnatsakanyan embarked on his journey as an entrepreneur by crafting high-quality mattresses.
YEREVAN, August 13. /ARKA/. Bank accounts, payment cards, deposits - to explain these and several other concepts and answer the kids' most burning financial questions, Idram and IDBank this time visited ''Hayordi'' Camp.
YEREVAN, August 13. /ARKA/. VTB (Armenia) small business clients now have access to the "Express" loan, which allows them to obtain up to 20 million Armenian drams for business development.
YEREVAN, August 13. /ARKA/. The ACBA Federation, dedicated to fostering innovative agriculture in Armenia, enhancing sector competitiveness, and empowering communities, has summed up its activities for the year 2025.
YEREVAN, August 12. /ARKA/. The average market exchange rate of the US dollar to the Armenian dram on the Armenian foreign exchange market fell by 0.16 points on August 12, 2026, compared to August 11, to 365.91 drams.
YEREVAN, August 10. /ARKA/. As of June 30, 2026, the total loan investment and leasing portfolio of Armenian credit institutions reached 681.8 billion drams, reflecting a 1.64% increase from the previous quarter and a 3.23% rise since the start of the year.
The international rating agency Moody's Ratings has revised the outlook on Armenia's sovereign rating from stable to positive, affirming its long-term issuer ratings in both local and foreign currencies at Ba3.
YEREVAN, August 14. /ARКА/. A man suspected of embezzling 802.5 million drams from a bank and money laundering has been arrested in Armenia. The preliminary investigation has been completed, the press service of the RA Investigative Committee reported.
Armenia's total public debt as of June 30, 2026, amounted to $13,900.932 million, an increase of $8.476 million compared to May 31, 2026, according to a report by the Statistical Committee of Armenia.
Armenia's interdepartmental commission will soon present for discussion an action plan to implement MONEYVAL recommendations, said Daniel Azatyan, Chairman of the Union of Banks of Armenia, in response to a question from ARKA news agency.
Amid the S&P 500's worst quarter since 2022, rising global anxiety, and persistent geopolitical uncertainty, investors are increasingly asking whether this is a temporary market reaction or a deeper shift in investment logic.
Capital market development in Armenia is increasingly dependent not only on the growth in the number of issues and the expansion of instruments, but also on the quality of the environment in which investors make decisions.
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 capital market of Armenia is undergoing a significant transformation: there is an increasing interest in bonds, foreign investors are becoming more engaged, and there is a rising demand for new financial instruments, ranging from IPOs to digital assets
YEREVAN, August 13. /ARKA/. By Decision No. 1/305 A issued by the Chairman of the Central Bank of the Republic of Armenia on July 15, 2026, the Program Prospectus for the nominal coupon bonds of IKO MACHINARY LLC has been officially registered.
YEREVAN, August 11. /ARKA/. On August 11, the Armenia Securities Exchange (AMX) executed a government bond auction amounting to 40 billion drams, as reported by the exchange's press service.
Armenia's financial agenda last week was determined by banking sector data, rating decisions, inflation and public debt forecasts, exchange rate dynamics, personnel changes at Byblos Bank Armenia, and expert assessments of the possible impact of restrictions on goods supplies to Russia.
“ML Fashion” LLC, operating in Armenian fashion retail market, announces public issuance of nominal coupon bonds. The underwriter of the issue is “Cube Invest” investment company.
At a meeting on Thursday, the Armenian government approved a list of stock exchanges whose listing status will be taken into account when applying a differentiated taxation system for dividends on bank shares.
A major milestone in the institutional alignment of Armenia’s financial and real sectors was recorded on July 8, as bonds issued by Renshin LLC—a leading real estate developer—were officially listed on the Armenian Securities Exchange (AMX).
The Council of Europe's Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism (MONEYVAL) noted Armenia's progress in developing its system for combating financial crime, but recommended strengthening the effectiveness of money laundering investigations, asset confiscation, and oversight of certain economic sectors.
A rather interesting picture of increased foreign investment is emerging in Armenia's capital market, said Armen Ktoyan, a member of the Board of the Central Bank of Armenia, in an interview with CivilNet.
Equity market capitalization in June 2026 exceeded AMD 492.7 billion, an increase of 7.43%, the press service of the Armenia Securities Exchange (AMX) reported.
Equity market capitalization increased by 27.4% in May 2026, exceeding 478.8 billion drams, the press service of the Armenia Securities Exchange (AMX) reported.
The week in Armenia's financial market was influenced by the Central Bank's signals on financial stability, credit risks, and banking sector profitability. Capital market development and client protection issues were also in focus.
One of the key goals of the Armenia Securities Exchange (AMX) is the integration of the Armenian capital market into international markets, stated AMX CEO Hayk Yeganyan.
