A unique greenhouse complex for tomato cultivation, equipped with artificial intelligence, robotics, and the latest technologies, has officially opened in the village of Nor Yedesia in the Aragatsotn region, according to the press service of Acba Bank.
The total investment portfolio of commercial banks in Armenia at the end of June 2026 amounted to 1,933,341,220 thousand drams, a decrease of 202.38 billion drams, or 9.48%, year-to-date.
Individuals in Armenia will be able to receive free electronic statements from commercial banks about their bank accounts, their balances, and the presence or absence of mutual obligations with the bank.
YEREVAN, August 10. /ARKA/. As of June 30, 2026, the total loan investment and leasing portfolio of Armenian credit institutions reached 681.8 billion drams, reflecting a 1.64% increase from the previous quarter and a 3.23% rise since the start of the year.
The international rating agency Moody's Ratings has revised the outlook on Armenia's sovereign rating from stable to positive, affirming its long-term issuer ratings in both local and foreign currencies at Ba3.
Armenia's financial agenda last week was determined by the Central Bank's inflation signals and monetary policy transmission, the state of international reserves, and the state's debt parameters.
External price pressure, rising local food prices, and a slight expansion of domestic demand contributed to the acceleration of annual inflation in Armenia from 3.9% in June 2025 to 5.1% in June 2026.
Armenia's gross international reserves at the end of July 2026 amounted to $6,188.6 million, compared to $5,896.2 million at the end of June, according to a Central Bank report.
Armenia's international reserves increased by approximately 40% year-on-year to a record $6.9 billion in June 2026, helping to strengthen the country's external reserves despite heightened geopolitical risks, according to a report by international rating agency S&P Global Ratings.
Armenia's public debt (excluding liquid assets) will remain broadly stable at just above 40% of GDP in the medium term, according to a report from the international rating agency S&P Global Ratings.
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 unique greenhouse complex for tomato cultivation, equipped with artificial intelligence, robotics, and the latest technologies, has officially opened in the village of Nor Yedesia in the Aragatsotn region, according to the press service of Acba Bank.
The total investment portfolio of commercial banks in Armenia at the end of June 2026 amounted to 1,933,341,220 thousand drams, a decrease of 202.38 billion drams, or 9.48%, year-to-date.
Individuals in Armenia will be able to receive free electronic statements from commercial banks about their bank accounts, their balances, and the presence or absence of mutual obligations with the bank.
YEREVAN, August 10. /ARKA/. As of June 30, 2026, the total loan investment and leasing portfolio of Armenian credit institutions reached 681.8 billion drams, reflecting a 1.64% increase from the previous quarter and a 3.23% rise since the start of the year.
The international rating agency Moody's Ratings has revised the outlook on Armenia's sovereign rating from stable to positive, affirming its long-term issuer ratings in both local and foreign currencies at Ba3.
Armenia's financial agenda last week was determined by the Central Bank's inflation signals and monetary policy transmission, the state of international reserves, and the state's debt parameters.
External price pressure, rising local food prices, and a slight expansion of domestic demand contributed to the acceleration of annual inflation in Armenia from 3.9% in June 2025 to 5.1% in June 2026.
Armenia's gross international reserves at the end of July 2026 amounted to $6,188.6 million, compared to $5,896.2 million at the end of June, according to a Central Bank report.
Armenia's international reserves increased by approximately 40% year-on-year to a record $6.9 billion in June 2026, helping to strengthen the country's external reserves despite heightened geopolitical risks, according to a report by international rating agency S&P Global Ratings.
Armenia's public debt (excluding liquid assets) will remain broadly stable at just above 40% of GDP in the medium term, according to a report from the international rating agency S&P Global Ratings.
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
Twenty Armenia-based commercial banks’ lending to residents in late July was down 0.1% from late June standing at 2.057.3 trillion drams, the Central Bank of Armenia said
Consolidation of Armenian commercial banks' capital is within the frames of normal economic processes and contains no risk, Tatul Manaseryan, an economist and the head of Alternative Research Center, said at a news conference on Wednesday
Commercial banks bought $64.5 million at 482.14 drams per one dollar at Armenia's intra-banking foreign exchange market over a period between August 24 and 28, the press office of the Central Bank of Armenia reports
Commercial banks bought $74.9 million at 476.63 drams per one dollar at Armenia’s intra-banking foreign exchange market over a period between August 17 and 21, the press office of the Central Bank of Armenia reports
Armenian commercial banks purchased about $207.7 mln at a weighted average rate of 478.12 drams per $1 in intra-banking foreign exchange market on July 27 to 31, the press service of the Central Bank reported
All the commercial banks operating in Armenia’s territory (21 banks) are included in the list of the country's 1000 biggest taxpayers – they transferred around AMD 22.5 billion in Jan-June 2015 against the same period a year earlier, the government-affiliated State Revenue Committee reports on its website
Commercial banks bought $77.9 million at Armenia’s intra-bank forex market over a period between July 6 and 10 at AMD 473.78 drams per one dollar, the press office of the Central Bank of Armenia reports
Armenian commercial banks purchased about $72.3 mln at a weighted average rate of 475.9 drams per $1 in intra-banking foreign exchange market on June 8 to 12, the press service of the Central Bank reported
Armenian commercial banks purchased about $66.9 mln at a weighted average rate of 477.79 drams per $1 in intra-banking foreign exchange market on May 25 to 29, the press service of the Central Bank reported
Armenian commercial banks purchased about $77 mln at a weighted average rate of 478.85 drams per $1 in intra-banking foreign exchange market on May 4 to 8, the press service of the Central Bank reported
