At COP17, Acba Bank participated in a panel discussion organized by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) dedicated to the future of sustainable agriculture, long-term investments, and the need for environmentally responsible financing solutions.
The Central Bank of Armenia plans to implement the concepts of Open Banking and Open Finance in the coming years, as well as change its approach to banking licensing. This was stated by Central Bank Chairman Martin Galstyan in an interview with Hetq.
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.
Armenia's public debt-to-GDP ratio in 2027 is projected to be 47.2%, which is 0.7 percentage points higher than the expected 2026 figure, according to Martin Galstyan, Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia.
Armenia's draft state budget for 2027 envisages the formation of a reserve fund of 0.3-0.6% of GDP, announced Martin Galstyan, Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia.
Armenia's fiscal policy in 2027, if economic growth remains slightly above the long-term sustainable level, will have a certain restraining effect on aggregate demand, stated Central Bank Governor Martin Galstyan, presenting the regulator's conclusion on next year's draft state budget to parliament.
In 2025, Armenian citizens received 95 billion drams (approximately $263 million) in income tax refunds on mortgage loans, and 78.6 billion drams since the beginning of 2026.
Armenia’s corporate bond market is entering a new stage of development, expanding opportunities for businesses to secure financing while offering investors an alternative to bank deposits.
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.
At COP17, Acba Bank participated in a panel discussion organized by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) dedicated to the future of sustainable agriculture, long-term investments, and the need for environmentally responsible financing solutions.
The Central Bank of Armenia plans to implement the concepts of Open Banking and Open Finance in the coming years, as well as change its approach to banking licensing. This was stated by Central Bank Chairman Martin Galstyan in an interview with Hetq.
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.
Armenia's public debt-to-GDP ratio in 2027 is projected to be 47.2%, which is 0.7 percentage points higher than the expected 2026 figure, according to Martin Galstyan, Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia.
Armenia's draft state budget for 2027 envisages the formation of a reserve fund of 0.3-0.6% of GDP, announced Martin Galstyan, Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia.
Armenia's fiscal policy in 2027, if economic growth remains slightly above the long-term sustainable level, will have a certain restraining effect on aggregate demand, stated Central Bank Governor Martin Galstyan, presenting the regulator's conclusion on next year's draft state budget to parliament.
In 2025, Armenian citizens received 95 billion drams (approximately $263 million) in income tax refunds on mortgage loans, and 78.6 billion drams since the beginning of 2026.
Armenia’s corporate bond market is entering a new stage of development, expanding opportunities for businesses to secure financing while offering investors an alternative to bank deposits.
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 average market exchange rate of the US dollar to the Armenian dram, formed on the Armenian foreign exchange market, decreased by 0.16 points to 360.14 drams on October 29, 2026, compared to October 28.
In the face of a significant influx of foreign capital, the Central Bank of Armenia periodically conducts currency interventions to prevent serious turmoil in the currency market.
The average market exchange rate of the US dollar to the Armenian dram, formed on the Armenian foreign exchange market, increased by 0.05 points on October 27, 2026, compared to October 26, 2026, to 360.93 drams.
The average market exchange rate for the US dollar against the Armenian dram, determined on the Armenian foreign exchange market, fell by 0.26 points to 360.88 drams on October 26, 2026, compared to October 23.
The average market exchange rate of the US dollar against the Armenian dram, as established in Armenia’s foreign exchange market, fell by 0.19 points on October 23, 2026, compared to October 22, reaching 361.14 drams.
The average market exchange rate of the US dollar against the Armenian dram, as established in Armenia’s foreign exchange market on October 22, 2026, fell by 0.07 points compared to October 21, reaching 361.33 drams.
The average market exchange rate of the US dollar against the Armenian dram, as established in Armenia’s foreign exchange market on October 21, 2026, decreased by 0.05 points compared to October 20, reaching 361.4 drams.
The average market exchange rate of the US dollar against the Armenian dram, as recorded in Armenia’s foreign exchange market on October 20, 2026, rose by 0.08 points compared to October 19, reaching 361.49 drams.
The average market exchange rate of the US dollar against the Armenian dram, as established in Armenia’s foreign exchange market on October 19, 2026, decreased by 0.98 points compared to October 16, settling at 361.36 drams.
The average market exchange rate of the US dollar against the Armenian dram in Armenia's foreign exchange market fell by 0.3 points on October 14, 2026, compared to October 13, settling at 361.43 drams.
The average market exchange rate of the US dollar against the Armenian dram, established on Armenia's currency market, fell by 0.48 points on October 13 compared to October 12, settling at 361.73 drams.
The average market exchange rate of the US dollar against the Armenian dram in Armenia's currency market fell by 0.04 points on October 9, 2026, compared to October 8, settling at 361.93 drams.
The average market exchange rate of the US dollar against the Armenian dram in Armenia's currency market rose by 0.18 points on October 7 compared to October 6, reaching 362.32 drams.
The average market exchange rate of the US dollar against the Armenian dram, established on Armenia's currency market, fell by 0.74 points on October 5 compared to October 2, settling at 361.81 drams.
The average market exchange rate of the US dollar against the Armenian dram, established on Armenia's currency market, fell by 0.27 points on October 2 compared to October 1, settling at 362.55 drams.
The average market exchange rate of the US dollar against the Armenian dram, established on Armenia's currency market, fell by 0.18 points to 363.34 drams on September 28, compared to September 25.
