In January 2026, pensioners and benefit recipients in Armenia received 33.3 billion drams in cashback for non-cash payments, announced Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Arsen Torosyan.
Acba bank, American Express' licensee in Armenia, launches the new American Express Gold Debit Card, offering exclusive benefits in travel and for everyday spend*.
Last week, the Central Bank of Armenia decided to reduce the fees banks charge businesses for cashless payments, Central Bank Governor Martin Galstyan announced.
The loan portfolio of Armenia's banking system increased by 29.89% in the third quarter of 2025 compared to the same quarter of 2024, reaching AMD 7.16 trillion.
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.
In January 2026, pensioners and benefit recipients in Armenia received 33.3 billion drams in cashback for non-cash payments, announced Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Arsen Torosyan.
Twelve-month inflation (January 2026 compared to January 2025) in Armenia's consumer market stood at 3.8%, according to a report from the Statistical Committee of Armenia.
Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan and the Head of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Unit, Matteo Rivillini, emphasized the importance of cooperation in economic development projects, particularly in the implementation of joint programs with the private sector in the country, the government press service reported.
In January, Armenia's financial system evolved within the macroeconomic and monetary-credit frameworks previously established. The monetary policy adhered to the parameters set for late 2025, the banking sector continued to enhance credit intermediation, and debt policy remained a priority for financial authorities and investors.
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
Interest in financial markets is growing in Armenia, and more and more people are thinking about how to build long-term capital. Many don't know where to start or how to avoid mistakes.
The need to improve financial literacy is increasingly being discussed in Armenia, but what does this really mean, and why is it important not only for individuals but for the entire economy?
Interest in investing in Armenia has grown significantly in recent years, and along with it, so has the need for accessible tools that allow one to take their first steps in the financial market.
In January 2026, pensioners and benefit recipients in Armenia received 33.3 billion drams in cashback for non-cash payments, announced Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Arsen Torosyan.
Acba bank, American Express' licensee in Armenia, launches the new American Express Gold Debit Card, offering exclusive benefits in travel and for everyday spend*.
Last week, the Central Bank of Armenia decided to reduce the fees banks charge businesses for cashless payments, Central Bank Governor Martin Galstyan announced.
The loan portfolio of Armenia's banking system increased by 29.89% in the third quarter of 2025 compared to the same quarter of 2024, reaching AMD 7.16 trillion.
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.
In January 2026, pensioners and benefit recipients in Armenia received 33.3 billion drams in cashback for non-cash payments, announced Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Arsen Torosyan.
Twelve-month inflation (January 2026 compared to January 2025) in Armenia's consumer market stood at 3.8%, according to a report from the Statistical Committee of Armenia.
Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan and the Head of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Unit, Matteo Rivillini, emphasized the importance of cooperation in economic development projects, particularly in the implementation of joint programs with the private sector in the country, the government press service reported.
In January, Armenia's financial system evolved within the macroeconomic and monetary-credit frameworks previously established. The monetary policy adhered to the parameters set for late 2025, the banking sector continued to enhance credit intermediation, and debt policy remained a priority for financial authorities and investors.
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
Interest in financial markets is growing in Armenia, and more and more people are thinking about how to build long-term capital. Many don't know where to start or how to avoid mistakes.
The need to improve financial literacy is increasingly being discussed in Armenia, but what does this really mean, and why is it important not only for individuals but for the entire economy?
Interest in investing in Armenia has grown significantly in recent years, and along with it, so has the need for accessible tools that allow one to take their first steps in the financial market.
'Monetary transmission – the way in which central bank interest rate decisions transmit to bank loan and deposit rates and hence influence the lending and saving decisions of consumers and businesses – remains constrained by dollarization and shallow local capital markets. It is thus important to develop Armenian dram capital markets, and the CBA is advancing several initiatives in this regard,', IMF Resident Representative in Armenia, Umang Rawat, said in an interview with the ARKA news agency.
Dollarization of banking deposits in Armenia climbed by 0.5 p.p. to 68.8%, and of credits- by 0.7 p.p. to 63.4%, Orakarg newspaper (Agenda) reports on Wednesday
The Central Bank of Armenia says in its monetary policy program for the first quarter of this year that dollarization in the country’s money stock is expected to subside 4.2% in 2012.
The Central Bank of Armenia will concentrate its efforts on curbing dollarization in 2010, Vahe Vardanyan, chief of the central bank’s division on financial stability.
Curbs on dollarization will create favorable environment for combating inflation, Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan said Wednesday in National Assembly.
