During a meeting held on Thursday, the Armenian government decided to extend the final access period for loans from the European Investment Bank (EIB).
With the backing of VTB (Armenia), a concert featuring Maestro Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky Theater Symphony Orchestra took place at the Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall.
A total of 97 billion drams will be allocated in Armenia to reimburse income taxes on mortgage repayments for 62,000 citizens, as stated by Eduard Hakobyan, Chairman of the State Revenue Committee.
In Armenia, over 225,000 individuals are involved in agriculture; however, the impacts of climate change are presenting significant challenges, including water shortages, droughts, and hailstorms.
On October 1, 2025, the Central Bank of Armenia issued a gold collector coin "The 150th Anniversary of Avetik Isahakyan's Birth," the regulator's press service reported.
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.
In the Armenian consumer market, 12-month inflation in September of this year amounted to 3.7%, according to a report from the National Statistical Committee (NSC) of Armenia.
Effective January 1, 2026, the cashback rate for pensioners and benefit recipients on cashless transactions for purchases and housing and utility services will rise to 20%, up from the current 12%, as announced by Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Arsen Torosyan.
According to a report from Armenia's Central Bank, the net inflow of private money transfers to Armenia from abroad via the banking system during January to August 2025 reached $889.3 million, an increase from $790.7 million during the same period in 2024.
Annual inflation rose to 3.6 percent in August, up from 3.4 percent in July, according to the World Bank's "Armenia Monthly Economic Update – September 2025."
At a meeting on Thursday, the Armenian government approved a proposal to sign a €150 million loan agreement with the French Development Agency (AFD) under a budget support program.
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.
During a meeting held on Thursday, the Armenian government decided to extend the final access period for loans from the European Investment Bank (EIB).
With the backing of VTB (Armenia), a concert featuring Maestro Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky Theater Symphony Orchestra took place at the Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall.
A total of 97 billion drams will be allocated in Armenia to reimburse income taxes on mortgage repayments for 62,000 citizens, as stated by Eduard Hakobyan, Chairman of the State Revenue Committee.
In Armenia, over 225,000 individuals are involved in agriculture; however, the impacts of climate change are presenting significant challenges, including water shortages, droughts, and hailstorms.
On October 1, 2025, the Central Bank of Armenia issued a gold collector coin "The 150th Anniversary of Avetik Isahakyan's Birth," the regulator's press service reported.
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.
In the Armenian consumer market, 12-month inflation in September of this year amounted to 3.7%, according to a report from the National Statistical Committee (NSC) of Armenia.
Effective January 1, 2026, the cashback rate for pensioners and benefit recipients on cashless transactions for purchases and housing and utility services will rise to 20%, up from the current 12%, as announced by Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Arsen Torosyan.
According to a report from Armenia's Central Bank, the net inflow of private money transfers to Armenia from abroad via the banking system during January to August 2025 reached $889.3 million, an increase from $790.7 million during the same period in 2024.
Annual inflation rose to 3.6 percent in August, up from 3.4 percent in July, according to the World Bank's "Armenia Monthly Economic Update – September 2025."
At a meeting on Thursday, the Armenian government approved a proposal to sign a €150 million loan agreement with the French Development Agency (AFD) under a budget support program.
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.
Three Armenian banks - IDBank, Inecobank and Ardshinbank - have decided to postpone repayment of clients' liabilities for a period of 3 to 5 years as part of the search for interim solutions for clients affected by possible fraud, the press service of the Central Bank of Armenia reported.
In the first quarter of 2025, all 18 commercial banks in Armenia ranked among the top 1,000 taxpayers, collectively contributing AMD 28.3 billion in taxes and duties, as reported by the State Revenue Committee.
The Armenian Interior Ministry has warned citizens about widespread fake adds on social networks, allegedly posted by banks, inviting them to apply for quick and cheap loans.
Loans issued by Armenian banks to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in 2024 amounted to 1.6 trillion drams, said Daniel Azatyan, Chairman of the Union of Banks of Armenia (UBA).
Thirteen Armenian banks have issued bonds worth $1.3 billion out of the total volume of $1.5 billion as of the end of 2024, Deputy Chairman of the Union of Banks of Armenia Ruben Melikyan said.
The head of the Armenian Central Bank Martin Galstyan explained why banks do not lower lending rates in response to the reductions of the refinancing rate.
Daniel Azatyan, Chairman of the Union of Banks of Armenia (UBA), was asked why interest rates on loans have not decreased after the Central Bank reduced the refinancing rate.
Armenia-based banks made a profit of 363 billion drams in 2024, an increase of about 137 billion drams, or 61%, compared to 2023, Daniel Azatyan, the head of the Union of Banks of Armenia (UBA) told a press conference today.
The Armenian banking sector achieved a net profit of over 172.1 billion drams in the first half of 2024, marking a 21.2% increase compared to the same period last year, according to data from the banks' reports aligned with international IFRS standards.
