The international rating agency Moody's has assigned Armenian Acba Bank a long-term national and foreign currency deposit rating, along with an issuer rating of Ba3, which comes with a stable outlook, as reported by the bank's press service.
Istak Distillery is crafting the Armenian calvados "Сharline" from apples that have matured under the Armenian sun, utilizing French technology, as reported by the press service of Aсba Bank.
During a meeting held on Thursday, the Armenian government decided to extend the final access period for loans from the European Investment Bank (EIB).
With the backing of VTB (Armenia), a concert featuring Maestro Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky Theater Symphony Orchestra took place at the Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall.
A total of 97 billion drams will be allocated in Armenia to reimburse income taxes on mortgage repayments for 62,000 citizens, as stated by Eduard Hakobyan, Chairman of the State Revenue Committee.
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 the first half of 2025, foreign investment inflow into the real sector of the Armenian economy reached 47,955.2 million drams, which is a decrease of 59,317.5 million drams compared to the same period in 2024.
In its weekly macroeconomic review, the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) has maintained its forecast for consumer price growth in Armenia, indicating that it will remain within the target range set by the Central Bank for this year.
In the Armenian consumer market, 12-month inflation in September of this year amounted to 3.7%, according to a report from the National Statistical Committee (NSC) of Armenia.
Effective January 1, 2026, the cashback rate for pensioners and benefit recipients on cashless transactions for purchases and housing and utility services will rise to 20%, up from the current 12%, as announced by Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Arsen Torosyan.
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.
The international rating agency Moody's has assigned Armenian Acba Bank a long-term national and foreign currency deposit rating, along with an issuer rating of Ba3, which comes with a stable outlook, as reported by the bank's press service.
Istak Distillery is crafting the Armenian calvados "Сharline" from apples that have matured under the Armenian sun, utilizing French technology, as reported by the press service of Aсba Bank.
During a meeting held on Thursday, the Armenian government decided to extend the final access period for loans from the European Investment Bank (EIB).
With the backing of VTB (Armenia), a concert featuring Maestro Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky Theater Symphony Orchestra took place at the Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall.
A total of 97 billion drams will be allocated in Armenia to reimburse income taxes on mortgage repayments for 62,000 citizens, as stated by Eduard Hakobyan, Chairman of the State Revenue Committee.
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 the first half of 2025, foreign investment inflow into the real sector of the Armenian economy reached 47,955.2 million drams, which is a decrease of 59,317.5 million drams compared to the same period in 2024.
In its weekly macroeconomic review, the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) has maintained its forecast for consumer price growth in Armenia, indicating that it will remain within the target range set by the Central Bank for this year.
In the Armenian consumer market, 12-month inflation in September of this year amounted to 3.7%, according to a report from the National Statistical Committee (NSC) of Armenia.
Effective January 1, 2026, the cashback rate for pensioners and benefit recipients on cashless transactions for purchases and housing and utility services will rise to 20%, up from the current 12%, as announced by Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Arsen Torosyan.
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.
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
