In response to inquiries regarding the stability of Armenia's banking sector in the face of external challenges in the current geopolitical climate, Martin Galstyan, the head of the Central Bank of Armenia, has stated that the nation's banking system is currently operating without any issues related to risk management in the context of heightened tensions between Iran and Israel.
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.
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.
In the consumer market of Armenia, 12-month inflation in May of this year amounted to 4.3%, according to the report of the National Statistical Committee (NSC) of Armenia.
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.
In response to inquiries regarding the stability of Armenia's banking sector in the face of external challenges in the current geopolitical climate, Martin Galstyan, the head of the Central Bank of Armenia, has stated that the nation's banking system is currently operating without any issues related to risk management in the context of heightened tensions between Iran and Israel.
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.
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.
In the consumer market of Armenia, 12-month inflation in May of this year amounted to 4.3%, according to the report of the National Statistical Committee (NSC) of Armenia.
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.
In December, commercial bank deposits and credits in Armenia grew 4.6 and 3.9 percent (mom), respectively, both driven by AMD-denominated funds, according to 'Armenia Monthly Economic Update – February 2024'.
At the end of the first quarter of 2021 the total bank deposits in Armenia were 4.9% or 173 billion drams up from the same time span of 2020 standing at 3.7 trillion drams, Executive Director of the Union of Banks of Armenia (UBA) Seyran Sargsyan said at a press conference on May 19
Armenian Minister of Finance Atom Janjughazyan commented today on the possibility of injecting individual bank deposits into the financial system in 2021, when asked by MP Sergey Bagratyan what was being done to turn the country's domestic resources into long-term investments
A revised Armenian law that has increased the amount of insured banking deposits both in the national and foreign currencies has entered into force on December 1, 2020, the Union of Banks of Armenia reported
Armenia's National Assembly approved September 15 in the second and final reading a set of amendments to the law insuring individual bank deposits, proposed by the opposition Prosperous Armenia party
Armenian banks' total deposits stand now at about 3 trillion drams, a Prosperous Armenia party lawmaker Mikael Melkumyan said today when presenting a set of draft amendments to the law on Individual Bank Deposit Insurance
According to a study by ARKA news agency, the highest interest rate on individual time deposits in Armenian drams is 10% per annum, offered by Armbusinessbank. The maturity period of the deposit is 271-365 days
At the end of April 2019, total deposits in Armenia-based commercial banks stood at 3,040,9 trillion drams, an increase of 61.5 billion drams or 2.1% from the previous month, according to the Central Bank
At the end of March, 2019 the total amount of deposits in Armenia-based commercial banks stood at 2.979.3 trillion drams, having decreased by 25.1 billion drams or 0.84% from the previous month
Aggregate deposits in banks in Armenia exceeded AMD 3 trillion ($6.17 million) in February 219 heating the record high, the Central Bank of Armenia reports
Resident deposits in Armenia-based commercial banks stood at 2.221.5 trillion drams in late January 2019, having decreased by 25.9 billion drams from late December 2018, the Central Bank said
