As part of the “Side by Side” initiative, IDBank has launched a new partnership, this time supporting families forcibly displaced from Artsakh who are currently living in the Sevan community.
As part of the collaboration between Acba Bank and Armenian Programs, banking operations and accounting have been combined into a single, integrated system.
Unibank and a four-time champion of Armenia "Alashkert" Football Club, have expanded their partnership, with the Bank becoming the club’s title sponsor.
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.
Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Khachatryan and Lyaziza Sabyrova, Country Director for Armenia at the Asian Development Bank (ADB), discussed new areas of cooperation and infrastructure projects.
On Wednesday, at the opening meeting with the IMF mission delegation to Armenia, led by Alexander Timan, the Governor of the Central Bank of Armenia, Martin Galstyan, discussed recent macroeconomic developments, economic prospects, and key risks.
There is no liquidity shortage in Armenia, but the question remains about whether businesses meet investor requirements, according to Central Bank Chairman Martin Galstyan.
Thanks to significant remittance and capital inflows, gross reserves in Armenia rose to a record $6.5 billion in August, equivalent to 4.3 months of import coverage, according to the World Bank's Armenia "Monthly Economic Update – September 2026."
Food and non-alcoholic beverage prices account for 57% of inflation, despite a slowdown in their growth rate from 8.6% in June to 6.4% in August, according to the World Bank's Armenia "Monthly Economic Update – September 2026."
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
As part of the “Side by Side” initiative, IDBank has launched a new partnership, this time supporting families forcibly displaced from Artsakh who are currently living in the Sevan community.
As part of the collaboration between Acba Bank and Armenian Programs, banking operations and accounting have been combined into a single, integrated system.
Unibank and a four-time champion of Armenia "Alashkert" Football Club, have expanded their partnership, with the Bank becoming the club’s title sponsor.
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.
Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Khachatryan and Lyaziza Sabyrova, Country Director for Armenia at the Asian Development Bank (ADB), discussed new areas of cooperation and infrastructure projects.
On Wednesday, at the opening meeting with the IMF mission delegation to Armenia, led by Alexander Timan, the Governor of the Central Bank of Armenia, Martin Galstyan, discussed recent macroeconomic developments, economic prospects, and key risks.
There is no liquidity shortage in Armenia, but the question remains about whether businesses meet investor requirements, according to Central Bank Chairman Martin Galstyan.
Thanks to significant remittance and capital inflows, gross reserves in Armenia rose to a record $6.5 billion in August, equivalent to 4.3 months of import coverage, according to the World Bank's Armenia "Monthly Economic Update – September 2026."
Food and non-alcoholic beverage prices account for 57% of inflation, despite a slowdown in their growth rate from 8.6% in June to 6.4% in August, according to the World Bank's Armenia "Monthly Economic Update – September 2026."
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
Armenian Dram Day will be celebrated this year within the framework of the DigiTec 2026 technology exhibition through a large-scale fintech conference, announced Edita Ghazaryan, Executive Director of the Union of Advanced Technology Enterprises (UATE).
The Armenia Securities Exchange (AMX) today welcomed the entry into the capital market of "IKO Machinery" LLC, a company operating in both Armenia and international markets.
As part of the “Side by Side” initiative, IDBank has launched a new partnership, this time supporting families forcibly displaced from Artsakh who are currently living in the Sevan community.
As part of the collaboration between Acba Bank and Armenian Programs, banking operations and accounting have been combined into a single, integrated system.
This week, Armenia's financial agenda was shaped by changes in monetary policy direction, the cost of bank funding, inflation, and the situation in the foreign exchange market.
The average market exchange rate for the US dollar against the Armenian dram, determined on the Armenian foreign exchange market, fell by 0.06 points on September 18, 2026, compared to September 17, to 363.44 drams.
Freedom Broker Armenia Director Hovak Hovakimyan does not expect the Central Bank rate hike to have a significant impact on market sentiment and investment activity in the local market.
Unibank and a four-time champion of Armenia "Alashkert" Football Club, have expanded their partnership, with the Bank becoming the club’s title sponsor.
The Central Bank of Armenia's increase in the monetary policy rate to 6.75% does not automatically and immediately lead to higher rates on bank loans and deposits.
On Wednesday, at the opening meeting with the IMF mission delegation to Armenia, led by Alexander Timan, the Governor of the Central Bank of Armenia, Martin Galstyan, discussed recent macroeconomic developments, economic prospects, and key risks.
Acba Bank will act as a market maker for dram-denominated bonds of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on the Armenia Securities Exchange (ASE), ensuring their liquidity in the secondary market, the bank's press service reported.
Since January 1, no changes have been made to Armenia's health insurance package that would lead to a reduction in services or the transition of any of them to a fee-based basis, stated RA Health Minister Anahit Avanesyan.
