The Armenian government, chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, convened a meeting yesterday to deliberate on initiatives aimed at promoting cashless transactions, the government press service reported.
As part of the Clean Future for Lake Sevan initiative, Acba Bank in partnership with the German Nature And Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU), is assisting in the cleanup of Armenia's largest water body from plastic and other debris, according to the bank's press service.
Acba Bank is launching a public placement of coupon non-documentary bonds with a total volume of 10 billion (ten billion) drams and 10 million (ten million) US dollars, the bank’s press service reported.
Armenian banks and brokers have started to request information regarding the tax residency of Russians for the automatic exchange of information with Russia.
The combined loan portfolio of 17 Armenia-based commercial banks upped by 6.11% in Q2 2025 compared to Q1 2025, amounting to AMD 6.82 trillion, according to a ranking compiled by the ARKA news agency.
Moody's Ratings has upgraded Converse Bank CJSC's long-term local and foreign currency bank deposit ratings to Ba3 from B1, aligning the Bank’s rating with Armenia’s sovereign rating.
As of July 31, 2025, Armenia's total public debt was recorded at $14,098.6 million, an increase from $13,852.1 million as of June 30, 2025,according to the Ministry of Finance.
On Thursday, Armenian Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan welcomed a delegation from the ODDO BHF financial group, as reported by the press service of the Ministry of Economy.
On August 8, 2025, the law "On Amendments and Additions to the Law "On Combating Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing" will come into force in Armenia.
ARKA news agency spoke with Freedom Broker Armenia Director Ovak Ovakimian about the transformation of investment thinking, company strategy and trust as an economic value.
Armenia's investment market is experiencing a period of active development: the number of issues is growing, digital technologies simplify access to financial instruments.
The Armenian government, chaired by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, convened a meeting yesterday to deliberate on initiatives aimed at promoting cashless transactions, the government press service reported.
As part of the Clean Future for Lake Sevan initiative, Acba Bank in partnership with the German Nature And Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU), is assisting in the cleanup of Armenia's largest water body from plastic and other debris, according to the bank's press service.
Acba Bank is launching a public placement of coupon non-documentary bonds with a total volume of 10 billion (ten billion) drams and 10 million (ten million) US dollars, the bank’s press service reported.
Armenian banks and brokers have started to request information regarding the tax residency of Russians for the automatic exchange of information with Russia.
The combined loan portfolio of 17 Armenia-based commercial banks upped by 6.11% in Q2 2025 compared to Q1 2025, amounting to AMD 6.82 trillion, according to a ranking compiled by the ARKA news agency.
Moody's Ratings has upgraded Converse Bank CJSC's long-term local and foreign currency bank deposit ratings to Ba3 from B1, aligning the Bank’s rating with Armenia’s sovereign rating.
As of July 31, 2025, Armenia's total public debt was recorded at $14,098.6 million, an increase from $13,852.1 million as of June 30, 2025,according to the Ministry of Finance.
On Thursday, Armenian Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan welcomed a delegation from the ODDO BHF financial group, as reported by the press service of the Ministry of Economy.
On August 8, 2025, the law "On Amendments and Additions to the Law "On Combating Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing" will come into force in Armenia.
ARKA news agency spoke with Freedom Broker Armenia Director Ovak Ovakimian about the transformation of investment thinking, company strategy and trust as an economic value.
Armenia's investment market is experiencing a period of active development: the number of issues is growing, digital technologies simplify access to financial instruments.
ARKA news agency spoke with Freedom Broker Armenia Director Ovak Ovakimian about the transformation of investment thinking, company strategy and trust as an economic value.
Armenia's investment market is experiencing a period of active development: the number of issues is growing, digital technologies simplify access to financial instruments.
Armenia's investment climate is undergoing significant changes, and the financial market is becoming more active. Armen Hovhannisyan, Director of investment banking at Dimension Investments, speaks in an exclusive interview with ARKA news agency about the barriers to development, tools for accelerating growth, as well as the prospects of venture capital.
On August 23, international credit rating agency S&P Global Ratings reaffirmed Armenia's long-term and short-term sovereign credit ratings in both foreign and local currency at "BB-/B." The agency also maintained its "stable" outlook for the country.
In an exclusive interview with ARKA news agency CEO of Armenian Securities Exchange (AMX) Hayk Yeganyan spoke about the strategy of the exchange, prospects of the securities market development, as well as the obstacles on this path
Andranik Grigoryan, the CEO of Converse Bank, addressed key topics in an interview with AmCham magazine, including customer interests, digital financial services improvement, and Converse Bank's digital team organization. Read the full interview with Andranik Grigoryan
Armenia’s Central Bank is not planning to make changes to or revise its current regulatory framework designed for local commercial banks, the regulator’s press service said in response to ARKA News Agency's inquiry about whether it was planning to toughen prudential requirements for banks, particularly, the liquidity ratio because of the large inflow of non-resident funds
ARKA news agency asked the Central Bank of Armenia to comment on the cyber security situation in the country's financial system. The regulator’s press service provided the following answers to the agency's request.
Asian Development Bank's (ADB) senior economist Grigor Gyurjyan and project analyst Anna Sargsyan spoke in an exclusive interview with ARKA news agency about the ADB's investments in Armenia, areas of cooperation and future partnership
Fitch Ratings has revised the Outlook on Armenia's Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to Positive from Stable and affirmed the IDR at 'B+'
Symbiotics, a leading market access platform for impact investing, dedicated to private markets in emerging economies, has been operating in Armenia since 2008
In an exclusive interview with ARKA news agency, director general of the Russian state corporation Deposit Insurance Agency (DIA) Andrei Melnikov speaks about the specifics of working with insurance cases, the importance of timely updates and the meeting of deposit insurance agencies of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) member states in Yerevan
