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.
Unisport FC continues to deliver strong performances in Armenian futsal, competing successfully in both the Futsal Armenian Cup and the Futsal Armenian Premier League. The team once again confirmed its high level by securing places in the finals of two major tournaments.
The Parliamentary Committee on Financial, Credit, and Budgetary Affairs of Armenia yesterday approved the draft new law "On Bank Restructuring," which had been discussed in the first reading, along with several related laws.
IDBank was the strategic partner of the “Women in Leadership Forum & Awards 2026” an event that brought together successful women leaders from various industries and professional fields.
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
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.
Unisport FC continues to deliver strong performances in Armenian futsal, competing successfully in both the Futsal Armenian Cup and the Futsal Armenian Premier League. The team once again confirmed its high level by securing places in the finals of two major tournaments.
The Parliamentary Committee on Financial, Credit, and Budgetary Affairs of Armenia yesterday approved the draft new law "On Bank Restructuring," which had been discussed in the first reading, along with several related laws.
IDBank was the strategic partner of the “Women in Leadership Forum & Awards 2026” an event that brought together successful women leaders from various industries and professional fields.
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
A Russia-based businessman of Armenian origin Samvel Karapetyan, the founder and president of Tashir group of companies, is among Bloomberg’s top 500 world’s billionaires
Saudi Arabia is planning to create a $2 trillion sovereign wealth fund to reduce the country's reliance on oil and fundamentally change its economy, according to Bloomberg
Armenia’s national currency, the dram, was listed by Bloomberg as one of ten national currencies that may depreciate after China’s decision to weaken the yuan on Aug. 11
Emerging-market stocks fell to the lowest level since October 2011, extending last week’s losses, and currencies slid as investors speculated that capital outflows will accelerate, Interfax reported citing Bloomberg. It said Russia’s ruble tumbled with oil prices
European stocks dropped and the euro weakened as Greek voters’ rejection of austerity sent investors to the relative safety of Treasuries, German bunds and the yen, Bloomberg reports
The European Central Bank (ECB) is studying measures to restrict emergency funding for Greek banks under its emergency liquidity assistance, known as the ELA, Bloomberg reported Tuesday
Corporate bond sales worldwide are poised to set an annual record as soon as this week as companies lock in borrowing costs that forecasters say are bound to rise, vestifinance.ru says citing Bloomberg
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. (8306) units were among five Japanese lenders downgraded by Moody’s Investors Service today after it cut the nation’s credit rating
