At its meeting on June 16, the Central Bank's Board left the refinancing rate unchanged at 6.5% for the fifth consecutive time, the regulator's press service reported.
From the very first days of summer, everyone gets into “vacation mood”. Some are already planning their long-awaited beach getaways, others prefer to enjoy the breathtaking nature of Armenia, while some are looking for ways to spend the weekend aways from the city’s hustle and bustle – right here in town.
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.
Armenia is experiencing a significant influx of capital and growing interest from international investors, said Martin Galstyan, Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia.
The week in Armenia's financial market was influenced by decisions by international financial institutions, currency dynamics, capital market data, and the debt agenda.
The IMF is committed to close and long-term cooperation with the Armenian authorities, stated IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva in a congratulatory message to Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his victory in the parliamentary elections.
The ongoing economic uncertainty underscores Armenian authorities' need for continuing efforts to build resilience and improve prospects for future growth, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in a press release.
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 meeting on June 16, the Central Bank's Board left the refinancing rate unchanged at 6.5% for the fifth consecutive time, the regulator's press service reported.
From the very first days of summer, everyone gets into “vacation mood”. Some are already planning their long-awaited beach getaways, others prefer to enjoy the breathtaking nature of Armenia, while some are looking for ways to spend the weekend aways from the city’s hustle and bustle – right here in town.
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.
Armenia is experiencing a significant influx of capital and growing interest from international investors, said Martin Galstyan, Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia.
The week in Armenia's financial market was influenced by decisions by international financial institutions, currency dynamics, capital market data, and the debt agenda.
The IMF is committed to close and long-term cooperation with the Armenian authorities, stated IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva in a congratulatory message to Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his victory in the parliamentary elections.
The ongoing economic uncertainty underscores Armenian authorities' need for continuing efforts to build resilience and improve prospects for future growth, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in a press release.
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
Armenian Economy Minister Vahan Kerobyan, in an interview with Azatutyun Radio, suggested not to consider the devaluation of the dram as a catastrophe, but instead to take into account things in neighboring countries
At the end of the third quarter of 2020, Armenia's hard currency reserves stood at $2.449.2 billion, down from $2.648.2 billion at the beginning of the quarter, the Central Bank said in a report
The Central Bank of Armenia plans to conduct operations in the country's currency market in order to ensure the normal functioning of financial markets, Harutyun Berberian, spokesman for the Central Bank of Armenia, told ARKA News Agency on Tuesday
The Central Bank of Armenia has bought USD 5 million at the forex market, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan reported Thursday on his Facebook page
Germany’s Ambassador to Armenia Mathias Kiesler praised today Armenia’s national currency, the dram, describing it as a stable currency, when speaking at an event marking the World Savings Day
The Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) is in a position now to create a regional settlement currency, including a blockchain-based currency, Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) board chairman Andrei Belyaninov said at a Eurasian Media Congress in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on Thursday
Armenian banks bought a total of $95.8 million at the local inter-bank forex market in a time span from February 6 to February 10 at the weighted average exchange rate of 485.72 drams per one USD, the Central Bank reported today
Armenia’s commercial banks bought around $90.6 million from the local foreign currency market on December 12 to 16 at the average weighted exchange rate of 483.77 drams per one USD, the Central Bank of Armenia reported on Monday
Armenia’s commercial banks bought around $66.6 million from the local foreign currency market on December 5 to 9 at the average weighted exchange rate of 481.34 drams per one USD, the Central Bank of Armenia reported on Monday
Armenia’s commercial banks bought more than $72.4 million from the local foreign currency market on October 3 to 7 at the average weighted exchange rate of 473.43 drams per one USD
Armenia’s Central Bank injected a total of $94 million in the local foreign currency market in the first quarter of 2016 to shore up the national currency
