Summer is already in the air across Yerevan. People are choosing to walk more, work from open-air cafés, meet friends outdoors, or simply pause for a few minutes to enjoy their favorite iced latte.
VTB (Armenia) has updated the terms of its consumer loans secured by real estate, making the product more accessible and flexible for retail clients. Under the updated offer, clients can apply for a loan of up to 30 million drams, using residential or commercial real estate as collateral within the country.
In March, commercial bank deposits increased by 2.2% (MoM), while lending grew by 1.6% (MoM), according to the World Bank's "Armenia Monthly Economic Update – May 2026."
As of April 2026, 531,000 pensioners and benefit beneficiaries in Armenia were using the cashback program for non-cash purchases, according to RA Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Arsen Torosyan.
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.
Net non-commercial remittances in Armenia increased by 11.7% year-on-year in March, following a 5.2% year-on-year increase in February, according to the World Bank's "Armenia Monthly Economic Update – May 2026."
Inflation in Armenia continued to rise in April amid tensions due to the Middle East conflict and in supply chains, according to the World Bank's "Armenia Monthly Economic Update – May 2026."
From January to April 2026, the Yerevan budget actually received 31.6 billion drams of its planned 28.5 billion drams in revenues, according to David Hakobyan, Acting Head of the Revenue Accounting and Collection Department at the Yerevan City Hall.
Armenia's total public debt as of March 31, 2026, amounted to $14,077.138 million, a decrease of $57.761 million compared to February 28, 2026. This is according to a report by the National Statistical Committee of Armenia.
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
Summer is already in the air across Yerevan. People are choosing to walk more, work from open-air cafés, meet friends outdoors, or simply pause for a few minutes to enjoy their favorite iced latte.
VTB (Armenia) has updated the terms of its consumer loans secured by real estate, making the product more accessible and flexible for retail clients. Under the updated offer, clients can apply for a loan of up to 30 million drams, using residential or commercial real estate as collateral within the country.
In March, commercial bank deposits increased by 2.2% (MoM), while lending grew by 1.6% (MoM), according to the World Bank's "Armenia Monthly Economic Update – May 2026."
As of April 2026, 531,000 pensioners and benefit beneficiaries in Armenia were using the cashback program for non-cash purchases, according to RA Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Arsen Torosyan.
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.
Net non-commercial remittances in Armenia increased by 11.7% year-on-year in March, following a 5.2% year-on-year increase in February, according to the World Bank's "Armenia Monthly Economic Update – May 2026."
Inflation in Armenia continued to rise in April amid tensions due to the Middle East conflict and in supply chains, according to the World Bank's "Armenia Monthly Economic Update – May 2026."
From January to April 2026, the Yerevan budget actually received 31.6 billion drams of its planned 28.5 billion drams in revenues, according to David Hakobyan, Acting Head of the Revenue Accounting and Collection Department at the Yerevan City Hall.
Armenia's total public debt as of March 31, 2026, amounted to $14,077.138 million, a decrease of $57.761 million compared to February 28, 2026. This is according to a report by the National Statistical Committee of Armenia.
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
ACBA-CREDIT AGRICOLE BANK, the exclusive issuer of American Express cards in Armenia, said today it will be issuing American Express Cashback cards in a new special design and on modified terms
On September 28 and 29, as part of a special offer #amexweekend, holders of American Express cards will receive 10% CASHBACK for purchases paid for by their cards at the Dalma Garden Mall shopping and service centers (excluding supermarkets), the press service of ACBA-CREDIT AGRICOLE BANK said. It said all #amexweekend terms are available here
ACBA-CREDIT AGRICOLE BANK, exclusive issuer of American Express cards in Armenia, is launching the campaign “Open Whole Potential for You” also for holders of American Express Gold cards, the bank’s press office reports
ACBA-CREDIT AGRICOLE BANK, the exclusive representative of American Express in Armenia, will issue American Express Gold and American Express Blue chip cards, enabled with contactless payment technology
ACBA-CREDIT AGRICOLE BANK has announced today the launch of the new website of American Express in Armenia. ACBA-CREDIT AGRICOLE BANK is the exclusive partner of American Express in the country
ACBA-CREDIT AGRICOLE BANK has announced today a special spring campaign designed for holders of American Express cards to run from March 5 to March 8 inclusive
ACBA-CREDIT AGRICOLE BANK and American Express have resigned the contract, which allows the Bank to continue exclusive issuance of American Express Gold, Blue and Cashback cards, as well as acquiring merchants onto American Express network in Armenia
ACBA-CREDIT AGRICOLE BANK said today it has launched the unprecedented Cashback Quest quiz that had been announced in late August for all eligible citizens of Armenia aged 18 and above
