Converse Bank (Armenia) and Asia Alliance Bank (Uzbekistan) have officially launched a strategic partnership. On October 21, in Vienna, the parties signed two key agreements: one on the opening and management of international correspondent accounts, and another on cooperation in foreign exchange and money markets.
The Central Bank of Armenia's cybersecurity standards are on par with those of developed central banks worldwide and has been successfully implementing international security standards for nearly two decades.
Converse Bank has been awarded the BACEE Award for International Banking Co-operation during the 50th Jubilee Conference of the Banking Association for Central and Eastern Europe (BACEE).
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.
In August, commercial bank deposits and credit in Armenia grew 1.9 percent (mom), according to the World Bank's Armenia Monthly Economic Update – October 2025.
In September, the AMD/USD exchange rate remained stable mom, appreciating 1.2 percent in yoy terms, according to the World Bank's Armenia Monthly Economic Update – October 2025.
Armenia’s Central Bank (CBA) decided to keep the policy rate at 6.75 percent, while signaling a gradually easing cycle, with plans to reduce the refinancing rate to around 6.25 percent over the next 12 months.
In August, net non-commercial money transfers to Armenia continued to recover, rising 29.1 percent (yoy), the World Bank says in its latest Armenia Monthly Economic Update – October 2025 report.
Given significant uncertainty, the Central Bank of Armenia should continue to closely monitor economic trends and inflation expectations and be prepared to adjust the refinancing rate if necessary, the IMF said in a statement following the visit of the Fund mission, led by Alexander Timan, to Yerevan from September 17-30.
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.
Converse Bank (Armenia) and Asia Alliance Bank (Uzbekistan) have officially launched a strategic partnership. On October 21, in Vienna, the parties signed two key agreements: one on the opening and management of international correspondent accounts, and another on cooperation in foreign exchange and money markets.
The Central Bank of Armenia's cybersecurity standards are on par with those of developed central banks worldwide and has been successfully implementing international security standards for nearly two decades.
Converse Bank has been awarded the BACEE Award for International Banking Co-operation during the 50th Jubilee Conference of the Banking Association for Central and Eastern Europe (BACEE).
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.
In August, commercial bank deposits and credit in Armenia grew 1.9 percent (mom), according to the World Bank's Armenia Monthly Economic Update – October 2025.
In September, the AMD/USD exchange rate remained stable mom, appreciating 1.2 percent in yoy terms, according to the World Bank's Armenia Monthly Economic Update – October 2025.
Armenia’s Central Bank (CBA) decided to keep the policy rate at 6.75 percent, while signaling a gradually easing cycle, with plans to reduce the refinancing rate to around 6.25 percent over the next 12 months.
In August, net non-commercial money transfers to Armenia continued to recover, rising 29.1 percent (yoy), the World Bank says in its latest Armenia Monthly Economic Update – October 2025 report.
Given significant uncertainty, the Central Bank of Armenia should continue to closely monitor economic trends and inflation expectations and be prepared to adjust the refinancing rate if necessary, the IMF said in a statement following the visit of the Fund mission, led by Alexander Timan, to Yerevan from September 17-30.
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.
ACBA-CREDIT AGRICOLE BANK, the exclusive issuer of American Express cards in Armenia, said today it will be issuing American Express Cashback cards in a new special design and on modified terms
Unibank offers its clients to apply for contactless Visa cards, with the help of which it is possible to make payments with a simple touch to the terminal, the press office of the bank reports
On September 28 and 29, as part of a special offer #amexweekend, holders of American Express cards will receive 10% CASHBACK for purchases paid for by their cards at the Dalma Garden Mall shopping and service centers (excluding supermarkets), the press service of ACBA-CREDIT AGRICOLE BANK said. It said all #amexweekend terms are available here
ACBA-CREDIT AGRICOLE BANK, exclusive issuer of American Express cards in Armenia, is launching the campaign “Open Whole Potential for You” also for holders of American Express Gold cards, the bank’s press office reports
Banks all over Russia, taking into consideration the international experience, have long developed the online banking service and have started to deliver cards to clients by courier, UNISTREAM bank said today in a press release
The VTB Bank (Armenia) said today that the PIN codes of plastic cards issued by VTB Bank (Armenia) are provided to customers via SMS messages instead of paper carriers
A new service launched by the Russian VTB Group enables customers of any Russian bank to make instantaneous money transfers to the banking cards of VTB's subsidiaries
Payments cards issued by Armenian and foreign banks were used to make 117.4 billion drams worth transactions in 2016 October in the territory of Armenia
