Ardshinbank and Ameriabank accounted for 50.30% of the net growth in assets and 51.58% of the net growth in loan portfolios among Armenian banks during the third quarter of 2026, according to an operational bulletin from the ARKA news agency.
Unibank cardholder Haykush Markosyan will celebrate her 35th birthday in Italy after winning the “More Opportunities with Mastercard World Travel” promotion.
ACBA Bank has published its first sustainability report, presenting its performance in the areas of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors, the bank’s press service reported.
VTB (Armenia) continues to support the socially significant "BOOK DONATION" project by the Newmag publishing house, which aims to replenish library collections in Armenia’s regions with contemporary literature.
Ardshinbank and Ameriabank generated 50.81% of the total profit of Armenian banks from January to September 2026, according to an operational bulletin from the ARKA news agency.
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 Central Bank of Armenia has shifted its focus from a single baseline scenario to an analysis of multiple potential scenarios, aiming to identify those that pose the most significant threats, according to the regulator’s Governor, Martin Galstyan.
Should Armenia’s participation in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) be suspended, monetary transfers from EAEU member states to Armenia could fall from a projected $3,953.5 million in 2025 to $1,850 million—a decrease of $2,103.5 million.
The World Bank Group mobilized $342 million in private capital in Armenia during the 2026 fiscal year—a 56-fold increase compared to the $6 million recorded in the 2022 fiscal year, the World Bank’s Armenia office reported.
The Eurasian Fund for Stabilization and Development (EFSD) has raised its GDP growth forecast for Armenia for 2026 to 5.8%, up from the previously expected 5.5%.
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
Ardshinbank and Ameriabank accounted for 50.30% of the net growth in assets and 51.58% of the net growth in loan portfolios among Armenian banks during the third quarter of 2026, according to an operational bulletin from the ARKA news agency.
Unibank cardholder Haykush Markosyan will celebrate her 35th birthday in Italy after winning the “More Opportunities with Mastercard World Travel” promotion.
ACBA Bank has published its first sustainability report, presenting its performance in the areas of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors, the bank’s press service reported.
VTB (Armenia) continues to support the socially significant "BOOK DONATION" project by the Newmag publishing house, which aims to replenish library collections in Armenia’s regions with contemporary literature.
Ardshinbank and Ameriabank generated 50.81% of the total profit of Armenian banks from January to September 2026, according to an operational bulletin from the ARKA news agency.
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 Central Bank of Armenia has shifted its focus from a single baseline scenario to an analysis of multiple potential scenarios, aiming to identify those that pose the most significant threats, according to the regulator’s Governor, Martin Galstyan.
Should Armenia’s participation in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) be suspended, monetary transfers from EAEU member states to Armenia could fall from a projected $3,953.5 million in 2025 to $1,850 million—a decrease of $2,103.5 million.
The World Bank Group mobilized $342 million in private capital in Armenia during the 2026 fiscal year—a 56-fold increase compared to the $6 million recorded in the 2022 fiscal year, the World Bank’s Armenia office reported.
The Eurasian Fund for Stabilization and Development (EFSD) has raised its GDP growth forecast for Armenia for 2026 to 5.8%, up from the previously expected 5.5%.
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 a meeting on Thursday, the Armenian government approved measures and procedures for providing cashback on non-cash payments made by individuals through the Armenian Card (ArCa) national payment system.
"Armenian Card" CJSC stated that technical failures were recorded in the Internet channels of Armenia, as a result of which some online transactions are not certified.
The Armenian national payment system "Armenian Card" announced the technical nature of the failures recorded on July 23, 2025 (from 10:05 to 16:50) and July 29, 2025 (from 11:46 to 15:25).
In an exclusive interview with ARKA news agency Ishkhan Mkhitaryan, the executive director of the Armenian national payment system ArCa, speaks about the launch of its largest project, enabling interaction between the ArCa and the Russian MIR payment systems
Armenian Card payment system issued more than 31,591 plastic cards in April 2012 - 36.8% more than in April 2011, the company’s press office told ARKA News Agency
