The average market exchange rate of the U.S. dollar to the Armenian dram on March 3, 2025, amounted to 393.69 drams, having increased by 0.34 points compared to February 28.
The net inflow of cross-border transfers to individuals in Armenia, received from abroad through the banking system of Armenia, amounted to $18.7 million in January 2025, compared to $32.8 million in January 2024, according to the report from the Central Bank of Armenia.
Starting on February 26, Acba Bank launched a pre-sale of Visa Signature Limited Edition cards featuring Martiros Saryan's painting "Armenia" in a limited quantity of 500 pieces.
The Federation Council of the Russian Federation approved a law granting the board of directors of the Bank of Russia the right to determine on an annual basis the list of types of foreign currencies that can be contributed to pay for the authorized capital of credit organizations, insurance organizations and non-state pension funds (NPF), TASS reports.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) invested $132 million in Armenia in 2024, of which $96.7 million was invested in the public sector, $30 million in private sector projects, and $5.3 million in technical assistance, Narine Mehrabyan, ADB Public Relations and Communications Officer, told ARKA.
In 2019, Armenia-based commercial banks earned a total of 78.8 billion drams in net profit, up from 56.4 billion drams they had earned in 2018, according to ARKA news agency's ranking of the most profitable commercial banks in the fourth quarter of 2019
ARKA News Agency has released the ranking of the biggest profit-gainers among Armenia's commercial banks for Jan-Sept 2019. The Armenian banking sector's aggregate net profit for Jan-Sept 2019 amounted to AMD 60.9 billion against the AMD 51.7 billion of the same period a year before showing a 18% year-on-year growth. All the 17 banks of the country operated with profits
The Federation Council of the Russian Federation approved a law granting the board of directors of the Bank of Russia the right to determine on an annual basis the list of types of foreign currencies that can be contributed to pay for the authorized capital of credit organizations, insurance organizations and non-state pension funds (NPF), TASS reports.
Inflation in Armenia rose to 1.7 percent (yoy) in January 2025, the highest yoy rate since April 2023, acording to the World Bank's “Armenia Monthly Economic Update - February 2024”.
ARKA News Agency announces the launch of the updated website Arkatelecom.am — the first specialized resource in the field of high technologies and telecommunications in Armenia, operating since 2008.
Armenia's investment climate is undergoing significant changes, and the financial market is becoming more active. Armen Hovhannisyan, Director of investment banking at Dimension Investments, speaks in an exclusive interview with ARKA news agency about the barriers to development, tools for accelerating growth, as well as the prospects of venture capital.
On August 23, international credit rating agency S&P Global Ratings reaffirmed Armenia's long-term and short-term sovereign credit ratings in both foreign and local currency at "BB-/B." The agency also maintained its "stable" outlook for the country.
In an exclusive interview with ARKA news agency CEO of Armenian Securities Exchange (AMX) Hayk Yeganyan spoke about the strategy of the exchange, prospects of the securities market development, as well as the obstacles on this path
The average market exchange rate of the U.S. dollar to the Armenian dram on March 3, 2025, amounted to 393.69 drams, having increased by 0.34 points compared to February 28.
The net inflow of cross-border transfers to individuals in Armenia, received from abroad through the banking system of Armenia, amounted to $18.7 million in January 2025, compared to $32.8 million in January 2024, according to the report from the Central Bank of Armenia.
Starting on February 26, Acba Bank launched a pre-sale of Visa Signature Limited Edition cards featuring Martiros Saryan's painting "Armenia" in a limited quantity of 500 pieces.
The Federation Council of the Russian Federation approved a law granting the board of directors of the Bank of Russia the right to determine on an annual basis the list of types of foreign currencies that can be contributed to pay for the authorized capital of credit organizations, insurance organizations and non-state pension funds (NPF), TASS reports.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) invested $132 million in Armenia in 2024, of which $96.7 million was invested in the public sector, $30 million in private sector projects, and $5.3 million in technical assistance, Narine Mehrabyan, ADB Public Relations and Communications Officer, told ARKA.
In 2019, Armenia-based commercial banks earned a total of 78.8 billion drams in net profit, up from 56.4 billion drams they had earned in 2018, according to ARKA news agency's ranking of the most profitable commercial banks in the fourth quarter of 2019
ARKA News Agency has released the ranking of the biggest profit-gainers among Armenia's commercial banks for Jan-Sept 2019. The Armenian banking sector's aggregate net profit for Jan-Sept 2019 amounted to AMD 60.9 billion against the AMD 51.7 billion of the same period a year before showing a 18% year-on-year growth. All the 17 banks of the country operated with profits
The Federation Council of the Russian Federation approved a law granting the board of directors of the Bank of Russia the right to determine on an annual basis the list of types of foreign currencies that can be contributed to pay for the authorized capital of credit organizations, insurance organizations and non-state pension funds (NPF), TASS reports.
Inflation in Armenia rose to 1.7 percent (yoy) in January 2025, the highest yoy rate since April 2023, acording to the World Bank's “Armenia Monthly Economic Update - February 2024”.
ARKA News Agency announces the launch of the updated website Arkatelecom.am — the first specialized resource in the field of high technologies and telecommunications in Armenia, operating since 2008.
Armenia's investment climate is undergoing significant changes, and the financial market is becoming more active. Armen Hovhannisyan, Director of investment banking at Dimension Investments, speaks in an exclusive interview with ARKA news agency about the barriers to development, tools for accelerating growth, as well as the prospects of venture capital.
On August 23, international credit rating agency S&P Global Ratings reaffirmed Armenia's long-term and short-term sovereign credit ratings in both foreign and local currency at "BB-/B." The agency also maintained its "stable" outlook for the country.
In an exclusive interview with ARKA news agency CEO of Armenian Securities Exchange (AMX) Hayk Yeganyan spoke about the strategy of the exchange, prospects of the securities market development, as well as the obstacles on this path
Starting from August 1, 2020, the maximum amount of a car insurance compensation claim has increased if the parties involved in the accident register it by themselves by filling in the electronic form of the Agreed Statement and by using the ASWA mobile application, the Car Insurance Bureau said
The Armenian government has extended the deadline for farmers to conclude agricultural insurance contracts by one month until May 15, Anna Ohanyan, spokeswoman for the Ministry of Economy, wrote in a Facebook post.
The ratio of car insurance losses incurred by Armenia-based insurance companies in 2014 May grew by 0.1 percentage point in May from April to 59.1 percent, according to a statement posted today on the official website of Armenia’s Car Insurance Bureau
Armenia’s insurance companies paid nearly 6.8 billion drams in a total of 34,898 mandatory motor insurance compensations in January-August 2013, the website of Motor Insurers’ Bureau of Armenia reports
Armenia’s National Assembly is considering in the first reading a package of amendments to the Law "On mandatory insurance of motorists responsibility " and to the Code of Administrative Offences, which, inter alia, call for abolition of a requirement that car owners must fix car insurance coupons on the windshields from 1 January 2014
Three Armenian insurance companies paid more than AMD 6.2 billion in 2012 on obligatory car insurance policies (67.2% of about AMD 9.2 billion, the total amount of the 2012 insurance market’s compensations), according to the information available on the website of Armenian Car Insurers’ Bureau
Armenia’s insurance companies paid 45,661 compensations totaling about AMD 9.2 billion on obligatory car insurance policies, according to the information available on the website of Armenian Car Insurers’ Bureau
Nearly 70% of Armenian families will obtain insurances as the new social package enters the insurance marker, Levon Altunyan, Executive Director of “INGO Armenia” Insurance Company, said on Friday.
The cost of mandatory car insurance policies are believed to be raised, since the number of car accidents has already exceeded even most pessimistic outlooks, Andarnik Ohanjanyan.
