In Armenia, over 225,000 individuals are involved in agriculture; however, the impacts of climate change are presenting significant challenges, including water shortages, droughts, and hailstorms.
On October 1, 2025, the Central Bank of Armenia issued a gold collector coin "The 150th Anniversary of Avetik Isahakyan's Birth," the regulator's press service reported.
In July, commercial bank deposits and credit grew 0.3 percent (mom) and 1.2 percent (mom), respectively, respectively, according to the World Bank's "Armenia Monthly Economic Update – September 2025."
From February to June, the Central Bank of Armenia intervened in the foreign exchange market and purchased approximately $750 million to smooth exchange rate fluctuations.
The board of the Central Bank of Armenia kept the policy rate unchanged at 6.75 percent and announced that it expected to gradually lower the refinancing rate to approximately 6.25 percent over the next 12 months.
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.
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.
According to a report from Armenia's Central Bank, the net inflow of private money transfers to Armenia from abroad via the banking system during January to August 2025 reached $889.3 million, an increase from $790.7 million during the same period in 2024.
Annual inflation rose to 3.6 percent in August, up from 3.4 percent in July, according to the World Bank's "Armenia Monthly Economic Update – September 2025."
At a meeting on Thursday, the Armenian government approved a proposal to sign a €150 million loan agreement with the French Development Agency (AFD) under a budget support program.
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.
In Armenia, over 225,000 individuals are involved in agriculture; however, the impacts of climate change are presenting significant challenges, including water shortages, droughts, and hailstorms.
On October 1, 2025, the Central Bank of Armenia issued a gold collector coin "The 150th Anniversary of Avetik Isahakyan's Birth," the regulator's press service reported.
In July, commercial bank deposits and credit grew 0.3 percent (mom) and 1.2 percent (mom), respectively, respectively, according to the World Bank's "Armenia Monthly Economic Update – September 2025."
From February to June, the Central Bank of Armenia intervened in the foreign exchange market and purchased approximately $750 million to smooth exchange rate fluctuations.
The board of the Central Bank of Armenia kept the policy rate unchanged at 6.75 percent and announced that it expected to gradually lower the refinancing rate to approximately 6.25 percent over the next 12 months.
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.
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.
According to a report from Armenia's Central Bank, the net inflow of private money transfers to Armenia from abroad via the banking system during January to August 2025 reached $889.3 million, an increase from $790.7 million during the same period in 2024.
Annual inflation rose to 3.6 percent in August, up from 3.4 percent in July, according to the World Bank's "Armenia Monthly Economic Update – September 2025."
At a meeting on Thursday, the Armenian government approved a proposal to sign a €150 million loan agreement with the French Development Agency (AFD) under a budget support program.
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.
Armenian commercial banks will award the so-called 'credit holidays' to those borrowers who are now fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh against the Azerbaijani aggression, Deputy Finance Minister Arman Poghosyan said at a press conference on Wednesday, adding that their decisions is voluntary
Credit organizations in Armenia will award credit holidays to those borrowers who have volunteered or were called up to the armed forces for the entire period of marshal law, declared after the large-scale offensive by Azerbaijan against Nagorno-Karabakh, the Union of Credit Organizations said in a statement today
The so-called "credit holidays" granted to thousands of borrowers in Armenia can cause major damage to the country's s banking system, while writing off fines and penalties on loans can force banks to declare bankruptcy, Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank Nerses Yeritsyan told a parliament-hosted discussion on banks' problems today
More than 550,000 individuals and 17,400 legal entities in Armenia have been awarded the so-called credit holidays, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at a government meeting on Thursday
Over 470,000 individuals and 15,500 legal entities in Armenia have been awarded credit holidays because of the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Thursday during a government meeting
