Cross-border remittance inflow to Armenia increased by 2.4% year-on-year in 2025, reaching $5.9 billion, according to the Eurasian Development Bank's March macroeconomic review.
The likelihood of the Central Bank of Armenia switching to tougher monetary rhetoric and potentially raising the rate in the short term may increase, Rafael Mkrtchyan, Head of Corporate Finance at Freedom Broker Armenia, told ARKA news agency.
In January 2026, commercial bank deposits in Armenia decreased by 0.3% (MoM), while loans grew by 1.1% (MoM), according to the World Bank's "Armenia Monthly Economic Update – March 2026."
The Central Bank of Armenia, together with banks, is ready to introduce stricter mechanisms to prevent telephone fraud, stated regulator head Martin Galstyan, responding to a question from the ARKA news agency.
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.
Gross reserves in Armenia increased, reaching $5.5 billion at the end of February, equivalent to 4.1 months of import coverage, according to the World Bank's "Armenia Monthly Economic Update – March 2026."
The risk premium in Armenia has increased slightly due to events in the Middle East, although not as much as in other countries in the region and beyond, stated Martin Galstyan, head of the Central Bank of Armenia.
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
Interest in financial markets is growing in Armenia, and more and more people are thinking about how to build long-term capital. Many don't know where to start or how to avoid mistakes.
The need to improve financial literacy is increasingly being discussed in Armenia, but what does this really mean, and why is it important not only for individuals but for the entire economy?
Cross-border remittance inflow to Armenia increased by 2.4% year-on-year in 2025, reaching $5.9 billion, according to the Eurasian Development Bank's March macroeconomic review.
The likelihood of the Central Bank of Armenia switching to tougher monetary rhetoric and potentially raising the rate in the short term may increase, Rafael Mkrtchyan, Head of Corporate Finance at Freedom Broker Armenia, told ARKA news agency.
In January 2026, commercial bank deposits in Armenia decreased by 0.3% (MoM), while loans grew by 1.1% (MoM), according to the World Bank's "Armenia Monthly Economic Update – March 2026."
The Central Bank of Armenia, together with banks, is ready to introduce stricter mechanisms to prevent telephone fraud, stated regulator head Martin Galstyan, responding to a question from the ARKA news agency.
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.
Gross reserves in Armenia increased, reaching $5.5 billion at the end of February, equivalent to 4.1 months of import coverage, according to the World Bank's "Armenia Monthly Economic Update – March 2026."
The risk premium in Armenia has increased slightly due to events in the Middle East, although not as much as in other countries in the region and beyond, stated Martin Galstyan, head of the Central Bank of Armenia.
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
Interest in financial markets is growing in Armenia, and more and more people are thinking about how to build long-term capital. Many don't know where to start or how to avoid mistakes.
The need to improve financial literacy is increasingly being discussed in Armenia, but what does this really mean, and why is it important not only for individuals but for the entire economy?
Unibank said today it has issued US dollar–denominated bonds with high annual coupon yield of 4.8% to the tune of $5 million and 36 month circulation term. According to the bank, coupon income will be paid quarterly
The Armenian universal credit organization First Mortgage Company said it has made another issue of AMD and USD-denominated coupon bonds secured by mortgage loans
IDBank has redeemed the 5th tranche of coupon bonds, the press office of the bank repoirted on Monday. According to the bank's press release, the 5th dollar tranche of IDBank coupon bonds issued in October 2017, is redeemed
On July 1, Armenia-based IDBank redeemed coupon bonds of the 4th issue and paid coupon income to legal entities and individuals, registered in the register of owners. The money was transferred to their bank accounts, the bank said in a news release
The Yerevan-based IDBank said today it is going to carry out the sixth issue of registered coupon bonds on October 22. The bonds will mature in 2 years and 3 months
Fast Credit UCO, CJSC placed Friday coupon bonds (FSCRB1) and (FSCRB2), denominated in Armenian dram and US dollar respectively, on NASDAQ OMX Armenia Exchange, the stock exchange’s press office reports
Starting from April 03, 2018, coupon bonds with total nominal value of 8 MUSD issued by “ARARATBANK” OJSC have been listed on NASDAQ OMX Armenia and included in the bonds' Main Abond list, the stock exchange said
Starting from April 03, 2018, coupon bonds with total nominal value of 5 MUSD issued by “UNIBANK” OJSC will be listed on NASDAQ OMX Armenia and included in the bonds' Main Abond list, the press office of NASDAQ OMX Armenia reported on Tuesday
Nominal coupon bonds with total nominal value of 250 million AMD issued by “UNIBANK” OJSC were listed on NASDAQ OMX Armenia today and included in the bonds' Secondary Bbond list
Starting from March 07, 2018, bonds with total nominal value of AMD 300,000,000 issued by “National Mortgage Company” Refinancing Credit Organization CJSC listed on NASDAQ OMX Armenia and included in the bonds' main Abond list
Starting from February 27, 2018 USD denominated nominal coupon bonds issued by “ARMBUSINESSBANK” CJSC will be listed on NASDAQ OMX Armenia and included in the bonds' secondary (Bbond) list, the press office of the stock exchange reported on Tuesday
