At its annual general meeting of shareholders, Acba Bank summarized the results of 2025 with impressive figures and set new targets for the current year.
As of March 31, 2026, the total loan portfolio of Armenian banks stood at AMD 8.01 trillion, marking a 22.63% rise compared to March 31, 2025, and a 4.05% increase from December 31, 2025.
In Armenia, 12-month inflation in the consumer market in May of this year amounted to 4.2%, according to a report from the Statistical Committee of Armenia.
The net inflow of cross-border transfers to individuals in Armenia, received from abroad through the Armenian banking system, amounted to $728.1 million in January-April 2026, compared to $273.4 million in January-April 2025, according to a report from the Central Bank.
Institutional players are entering the dram-denominated government debt market in Armenia, stated Martin Galstyan, Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia.
The Central Bank of Armenia expects inflation to return to the target level in the medium term, said Central Bank Chairman Martin Galstyan, answering a question from the ARKA news agency.
There are two main risks for the financial stability of Armenia: one is associated with external factors, the other with internal processes, said the Chairman of the Central Bank Martin Galstyan, presenting the financial stability report for 2025.
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
At its annual general meeting of shareholders, Acba Bank summarized the results of 2025 with impressive figures and set new targets for the current year.
As of March 31, 2026, the total loan portfolio of Armenian banks stood at AMD 8.01 trillion, marking a 22.63% rise compared to March 31, 2025, and a 4.05% increase from December 31, 2025.
In Armenia, 12-month inflation in the consumer market in May of this year amounted to 4.2%, according to a report from the Statistical Committee of Armenia.
The net inflow of cross-border transfers to individuals in Armenia, received from abroad through the Armenian banking system, amounted to $728.1 million in January-April 2026, compared to $273.4 million in January-April 2025, according to a report from the Central Bank.
Institutional players are entering the dram-denominated government debt market in Armenia, stated Martin Galstyan, Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia.
The Central Bank of Armenia expects inflation to return to the target level in the medium term, said Central Bank Chairman Martin Galstyan, answering a question from the ARKA news agency.
There are two main risks for the financial stability of Armenia: one is associated with external factors, the other with internal processes, said the Chairman of the Central Bank Martin Galstyan, presenting the financial stability report for 2025.
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
The average market exchange rate for the US dollar to the Armenian dram on February 2, 2026, increased by 0.39 points compared to January 30, reaching 379.03 drams.
The average market exchange rate for the US dollar against the Armenian dram, as of January 29, 2026, fell by 0.46 points compared to January 29, to 378.64 drams.
The average market exchange rate for the US dollar against the Armenian dram, formed on the Armenian foreign exchange market on January 29, 2026, increased by 0.24 points compared to January 26, reaching 379.1 drams.
The average market exchange rate for the US dollar against the Armenian dram as of January 21, 2026, fell by 0.07 points compared to January 20, to 379.14 drams.
A multitude of so-called "tempting" ads can be found on social media, offering citizens the opportunity to exchange foreign currency, particularly rubles, at a higher rate than at exchange offices.
The average market exchange rate for the US dollar to the Armenian dram on October 22, 2025, fell by 0.02 points compared to October 21, reaching 382.51 drams.
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
