The Armenian government does not intend to extend the income tax refund program for mortgage interest repayments in the regions adjacent to Yerevan, RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced.
ACBA Bank has unveiled special business financing offers for the development of small and medium-sized enterprises in Armenia, which are effective until July 31 inclusive.
As of March 31, 2026, the total loan portfolio of Armenian banks stood at AMD 8.01 trillion, marking a 22.63% rise compared to March 31, 2025, and a 4.05% increase from December 31, 2025.
The IMF is committed to close and long-term cooperation with the Armenian authorities, stated IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva in a congratulatory message to Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his victory in the parliamentary elections.
The ongoing economic uncertainty underscores Armenian authorities' need for continuing efforts to build resilience and improve prospects for future growth, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in a press release.
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
The Armenian government does not intend to extend the income tax refund program for mortgage interest repayments in the regions adjacent to Yerevan, RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced.
ACBA Bank has unveiled special business financing offers for the development of small and medium-sized enterprises in Armenia, which are effective until July 31 inclusive.
As of March 31, 2026, the total loan portfolio of Armenian banks stood at AMD 8.01 trillion, marking a 22.63% rise compared to March 31, 2025, and a 4.05% increase from December 31, 2025.
The IMF is committed to close and long-term cooperation with the Armenian authorities, stated IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva in a congratulatory message to Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his victory in the parliamentary elections.
The ongoing economic uncertainty underscores Armenian authorities' need for continuing efforts to build resilience and improve prospects for future growth, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in a press release.
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
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.
One of the main tasks of the Central Bank of Armenia is to ensure continuous liquidity and fair pricing in the foreign exchange market, stated Martin Galstyan, head of the regulator.
Last week's agenda included issues of credit institution sustainability, public debt structure, capital market development, and digital financial services. Special attention was paid to SME access to bank financing, Open Banking, and insurance technologies.
At the end of 2025, the total revenue of audit firms (a combination of audit and other services) in Armenia amounted to approximately AMD 16.2 billion, representing an increase of approximately 18% compared to the previous year.
On May 12, the Armenia Securities Exchange (AMX) held a government bond placement auction worth 30 billion drams and a government bond redemption auction worth 5 billion drams.
Armenia is demonstrating significant progress and growing readiness to use more complex financial instruments, said Elisabetta Falcetti, the bank's Executive Director for Turkey and the Caucasus, in an interview with ARKA news agency.
The risk premium on Armenian Eurobonds has decreased significantly, from 400 to 190 basis points, stated Martin Galstyan, Governor of the Central Bank of Armenia.
Last week, the focus in Armenia was on changes in bank taxation, the development of a new law on payment services, and the transformation of investment companies.
The capital market in Armenia is projected to grow from 664 billion drams in 2025 to 1.3 trillion drams by 2031, as stated by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan while unveiling the election platform of the Civil Contract party.
Developing Armenia's capital market is considered key to increasing the availability of long-term financing and supporting investment, economic diversification, and sustainable growth, according to the ADB's Asian Development Outlook (April 2026).
From March 30 to April 5, the Armenian financial market focused on exchange rate dynamics, the publication of March inflation data, the meeting of the Central Bank's management with the IMF mission, discussions of the reverse mortgage mechanism, the agreement between the CDA and UzCSD, and issues of disclosure by issuers in the capital market.
