Experts from around the world, leading specialists in the financial and technological sectors, participated in the international Black Swan Summit conference in Armenia and discussed how rapid technological change can lead to new opportunities and economic progress.
The market expects a decline in the refinancing rate to between 6.25% and 6.5% in the medium term, nevertheless, Martin Galstyan, the Governor of the Central Bank of Armenia, indicated that the regulator does not concur with these predictions.
Martin Galstyan, the head of the Central Bank of Armenia, provided an explanation for the decision to keep the refinancing rate steady after the regulator held it at 6.75% for the sixth consecutive time.
The loan portfolio of Armenia's banking system increased by 29.89% in the third quarter of 2025 compared to the same quarter of 2024, reaching AMD 7.16 trillion.
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.
According to a report from the Central Bank, the net inflow of cross-border non-commercial money transfers received via Armenian banks reached $1.02 billion from January to September 2025, up from $888 million during the same period in 2024.
Macroeconomic stability has emerged as Armenia's hallmark, characterized by robust economic growth and minimal inflation, as stated by Central Bank Governor Martin Galstyan.
In Armenia's consumer market, 12-month inflation in October of this year amounted to 3.7%, according to a report from the Statistical Committee of Armenia (Armstat).
Interest in investing in Armenia has grown significantly in recent years, and along with it, so has the need for accessible tools that allow one to take their first steps in the financial market.
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.
Experts from around the world, leading specialists in the financial and technological sectors, participated in the international Black Swan Summit conference in Armenia and discussed how rapid technological change can lead to new opportunities and economic progress.
The market expects a decline in the refinancing rate to between 6.25% and 6.5% in the medium term, nevertheless, Martin Galstyan, the Governor of the Central Bank of Armenia, indicated that the regulator does not concur with these predictions.
Martin Galstyan, the head of the Central Bank of Armenia, provided an explanation for the decision to keep the refinancing rate steady after the regulator held it at 6.75% for the sixth consecutive time.
The loan portfolio of Armenia's banking system increased by 29.89% in the third quarter of 2025 compared to the same quarter of 2024, reaching AMD 7.16 trillion.
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.
According to a report from the Central Bank, the net inflow of cross-border non-commercial money transfers received via Armenian banks reached $1.02 billion from January to September 2025, up from $888 million during the same period in 2024.
Macroeconomic stability has emerged as Armenia's hallmark, characterized by robust economic growth and minimal inflation, as stated by Central Bank Governor Martin Galstyan.
In Armenia's consumer market, 12-month inflation in October of this year amounted to 3.7%, according to a report from the Statistical Committee of Armenia (Armstat).
Interest in investing in Armenia has grown significantly in recent years, and along with it, so has the need for accessible tools that allow one to take their first steps in the financial market.
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.
The Yerevan-based Unibank said today that all its branches accept payments for the certificate of Lawyer 24 services. The Lawyer 24 is an annual subscription to legal advice
ARKA news agency has compiled the ranking of Armenian banks by the number of their branches. Overall, there are now 538 bank branches across the country, 229 of which in the capital city Yerevan. It should be noted that 2 out of 17 banks - Armswissbank and Bank Mellat- have no branches at all
Armenia’s Central Bank said today it has registered 16 branches of Areximbank-Gazprombank Group as branches of Ardshinbank. The regulator has also registered a new ‘Yerevan’ branch of Ardshinbank
The Central Bank of Armenia approved July 6 a decision to suspend the activities of three branches of Inecobank- Malatia -2, Nor Nork -2 and Artashat - 2
Along with increasing demand for loans Unibank is increasing the number of branches, which provide gold-secured loans, the bank's press service reported today
The aggregate loan portfolio of Armenian banks' branches operating in Nagorno-Karabakh Republic's territory grew 17.3% over the first ten months of this year, compared with the same period a year before, reaching AMD 89186.8 million by early November
The total credit portfolio of Armenian banks’ branches in Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) were 27 percent higher from the year before reaching 96.423.3 billion drams as of April 1, 2015
The credit portfolio of Armenian banks’ branches in Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) stood at 9.6 billion drams as of February 1, 2015, a 1.5% decrease from the year before, NKR National Statistical Service said. It said compared with the 2015 January
VTB Bank (Armenia) said today it has reopened two renovated branches in Nor Nork administrative district of Yerevan and another branch in the town of Charentsavan in central Kotayk province