At its meeting on August 4, the Central Bank's Board left the refinancing rate unchanged at 6.5% for the sixth consecutive time, the regulator's press service reported.
Byblos Bank Armenia CJSC announces that the Bank’s Chief Executive Officer Hayk Stepanyan will conclude his tenure with the Bank effective August 1, 2026.
Unibank continues to expand its digital service capabilities by offering customers another convenient option for registering in the UNIMobile application.
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.
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.
The net inflow of cross-border transfers to individuals in Armenia, received from abroad through the Armenian banking system, amounted to $1.38 billion in January-June 2026, compared to $587.6 million in January-June 2025, according to a report from the Central Bank of the Republic.
Armenia's $5.9 billion international reserves cover more than four months of imports and currently provide a fairly reliable hedge against external shocks.
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.
Armenia's public debt could increase to approximately 50% of GDP by the end of 2026, but the World Bank does not view this level as a significant threat to the country's macroeconomic stability, said Armine Manukyan, Senior Economist at the World Bank.
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
At its meeting on August 4, the Central Bank's Board left the refinancing rate unchanged at 6.5% for the sixth consecutive time, the regulator's press service reported.
Byblos Bank Armenia CJSC announces that the Bank’s Chief Executive Officer Hayk Stepanyan will conclude his tenure with the Bank effective August 1, 2026.
Unibank continues to expand its digital service capabilities by offering customers another convenient option for registering in the UNIMobile application.
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.
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.
The net inflow of cross-border transfers to individuals in Armenia, received from abroad through the Armenian banking system, amounted to $1.38 billion in January-June 2026, compared to $587.6 million in January-June 2025, according to a report from the Central Bank of the Republic.
Armenia's $5.9 billion international reserves cover more than four months of imports and currently provide a fairly reliable hedge against external shocks.
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.
Armenia's public debt could increase to approximately 50% of GDP by the end of 2026, but the World Bank does not view this level as a significant threat to the country's macroeconomic stability, said Armine Manukyan, Senior Economist at the World Bank.
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 of October 1, 2021, about 305 million drams were paid in compensation claims to holders of 1,440 agricultural insurance policies in Armenia, the Ministry of Economy reported
Armenian farmers will be issued around 15 billion drams in loans this year, according to a deputy minister of agriculture Garnik Petrosian. He said to reporters that the banks will start issuing loans from mid-April
