VTB (Armenia) has become a partner of the Music for the Future Foundation. The bank will support the foundation's key programs, including the development of cultural and educational projects, the organization of concerts, and the allocation of scholarships for young musicians.
Moody's has upgraded Unibank long-term local and foreign currency bank deposit ratings to B1 from B2 and changed the outlook on these ratings to stable.
ACBA Bank summarized the results of 2024 and defined the future directions of the bank's development at the annual general meeting of shareholders, ACBA said in a press release today.
The Central Bank of Armenia has not received applications for new banking licensesб the head of the regulator Martin Galstyan, stated at a press conference on Tuesday in response to a question from the ARKA news agency.
In 2019, Armenia-based commercial banks earned a total of 78.8 billion drams in net profit, up from 56.4 billion drams they had earned in 2018, according to ARKA news agency's ranking of the most profitable commercial banks in the fourth quarter of 2019
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved the first phase of a program that will improve access to irrigation and drinking water systems in rural and underserved settlements, create jobs, boost economic growth, and strengthen water security and resilience against extreme weather in Armenia.
The government of Armenia does not have serious problems with managing the public debt, Finance Minister Vahe Hovhannisyan said today in response to ARKA News Agency's about about how manageable the debt is and what the main risks associated with it are.
Armenia plans to increase the state budget deficit to 2.8% of GDP in 2028, compared to 5.5% planned for 2025, said RA Finance Minister Vahe Hovhannisyan.
In 2025, the income tax refund will amount to 100 billion drams - approximately 95 billion drams, said Chairman of the State Revenue Committee of Armenia Eduard Hakobyan.
Armenia's investment market is experiencing a period of active development: the number of issues is growing, digital technologies simplify access to financial instruments.
Armenia's investment climate is undergoing significant changes, and the financial market is becoming more active. Armen Hovhannisyan, Director of investment banking at Dimension Investments, speaks in an exclusive interview with ARKA news agency about the barriers to development, tools for accelerating growth, as well as the prospects of venture capital.
On August 23, international credit rating agency S&P Global Ratings reaffirmed Armenia's long-term and short-term sovereign credit ratings in both foreign and local currency at "BB-/B." The agency also maintained its "stable" outlook for the country.
VTB (Armenia) has become a partner of the Music for the Future Foundation. The bank will support the foundation's key programs, including the development of cultural and educational projects, the organization of concerts, and the allocation of scholarships for young musicians.
Moody's has upgraded Unibank long-term local and foreign currency bank deposit ratings to B1 from B2 and changed the outlook on these ratings to stable.
ACBA Bank summarized the results of 2024 and defined the future directions of the bank's development at the annual general meeting of shareholders, ACBA said in a press release today.
The Central Bank of Armenia has not received applications for new banking licensesб the head of the regulator Martin Galstyan, stated at a press conference on Tuesday in response to a question from the ARKA news agency.
In 2019, Armenia-based commercial banks earned a total of 78.8 billion drams in net profit, up from 56.4 billion drams they had earned in 2018, according to ARKA news agency's ranking of the most profitable commercial banks in the fourth quarter of 2019
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved the first phase of a program that will improve access to irrigation and drinking water systems in rural and underserved settlements, create jobs, boost economic growth, and strengthen water security and resilience against extreme weather in Armenia.
The government of Armenia does not have serious problems with managing the public debt, Finance Minister Vahe Hovhannisyan said today in response to ARKA News Agency's about about how manageable the debt is and what the main risks associated with it are.
Armenia plans to increase the state budget deficit to 2.8% of GDP in 2028, compared to 5.5% planned for 2025, said RA Finance Minister Vahe Hovhannisyan.
In 2025, the income tax refund will amount to 100 billion drams - approximately 95 billion drams, said Chairman of the State Revenue Committee of Armenia Eduard Hakobyan.
Armenia's investment market is experiencing a period of active development: the number of issues is growing, digital technologies simplify access to financial instruments.
Armenia's investment climate is undergoing significant changes, and the financial market is becoming more active. Armen Hovhannisyan, Director of investment banking at Dimension Investments, speaks in an exclusive interview with ARKA news agency about the barriers to development, tools for accelerating growth, as well as the prospects of venture capital.
On August 23, international credit rating agency S&P Global Ratings reaffirmed Armenia's long-term and short-term sovereign credit ratings in both foreign and local currency at "BB-/B." The agency also maintained its "stable" outlook for the country.
The average market exchange rate of the U.S. dollar to the Armenian dram on May 7, 2025, decreased by 0.18 points compared to May 6 and amounted to 389.28 drams.
The average market exchange rate of the U.S. dollar to the Armenian dram on February 28, 2025, amounted to AMD 393.26, having increased by 0.09 points compared to February 27.
In January 2025, the average exchange rate of the Armenian dram to the US dollar was 397.9 drams, which is 1.7% lower than in January 2024 (405 drams), according to a report by the National Statistical Committee of Armenia.
The average market exchange rate of the U.S. dollar to the Armenian dram on January 24, 2024, amounted to 398.97 drams, having risen by 0.09 points compared to January 23.
The overwhelming majority of Russian citizens who emigrated in 2022 amid the Russian-Ukrainian conflict and partial mobilization chose Armenia, Georgia and Kazakhstan
Armenia's Central Bank said today it is going to intervene in the foreign exchange market to ensure the steady functioning of the country's financial markets
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan reported yesterday night on his Facebook page that the Central Bank of Armenia has bought USD 25 million in the foreign exchange market over the past two days
The Central Bank of Armenia has bought USD 398 million at the foreign exchange market this year, as of September 15, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan reported Thursday on his Facebook page
The Armenian dram is among the four strongest national currencies of former Soviet republics that rose against the US dollar over a period between July 18 and 25, vestifinance.ru reports referring to Alpari Research and Analysis Center. The other six currencies shed against the dollar
Since April 2019, Armenia’s Central Bank has acquired $140 million in the local foreign exchange market, Central Bank head Arthur Javadyan said in the parliament today.
He said this year the regulator’s intervention was in one direction- not to allow the national currency dram to get stronger too much, which would have negative consequences for exporters
