Moody's, the international rating agency, simultaneously raised the outlook on Armenia's sovereign credit rating and changed the outlook on Acba Bank's Ba3 long-term deposit and issuer ratings from "stable" to "positive."
The Central Bank of Armenia kept the interest rate unchanged because it has not yet seen any deviation in inflation expectations from the target level, stated Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank Hovhannes Khachatryan.
At its meeting on August 4, the Central Bank's Board left the refinancing rate unchanged at 6.5% for the sixth consecutive time, the regulator's press service reported.
Byblos Bank Armenia CJSC announces that the Bank’s Chief Executive Officer Hayk Stepanyan will conclude his tenure with the Bank effective August 1, 2026.
The international rating agency Moody's Ratings has revised the outlook on Armenia's sovereign rating from stable to positive, affirming its long-term issuer ratings in both local and foreign currencies at Ba3.
Armenia's interdepartmental commission will soon present for discussion an action plan to implement MONEYVAL recommendations, said Daniel Azatyan, Chairman of the Union of Banks of Armenia, in response to a question from ARKA news agency.
The net inflow of cross-border transfers to individuals in Armenia, received from abroad through the Armenian banking system, amounted to $1.38 billion in January-June 2026, compared to $587.6 million in January-June 2025, according to a report from the Central Bank of the Republic.
Armenia's $5.9 billion international reserves cover more than four months of imports and currently provide a fairly reliable hedge against external shocks.
The international rating agency Moody's Ratings has revised the outlook on Armenia's sovereign rating from stable to positive, affirming its long-term issuer ratings in both local and foreign currencies at Ba3.
Armenia's public debt could increase to approximately 50% of GDP by the end of 2026, but the World Bank does not view this level as a significant threat to the country's macroeconomic stability, said Armine Manukyan, Senior Economist at the World Bank.
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
Moody's, the international rating agency, simultaneously raised the outlook on Armenia's sovereign credit rating and changed the outlook on Acba Bank's Ba3 long-term deposit and issuer ratings from "stable" to "positive."
The Central Bank of Armenia kept the interest rate unchanged because it has not yet seen any deviation in inflation expectations from the target level, stated Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank Hovhannes Khachatryan.
At its meeting on August 4, the Central Bank's Board left the refinancing rate unchanged at 6.5% for the sixth consecutive time, the regulator's press service reported.
Byblos Bank Armenia CJSC announces that the Bank’s Chief Executive Officer Hayk Stepanyan will conclude his tenure with the Bank effective August 1, 2026.
The international rating agency Moody's Ratings has revised the outlook on Armenia's sovereign rating from stable to positive, affirming its long-term issuer ratings in both local and foreign currencies at Ba3.
Armenia's interdepartmental commission will soon present for discussion an action plan to implement MONEYVAL recommendations, said Daniel Azatyan, Chairman of the Union of Banks of Armenia, in response to a question from ARKA news agency.
The net inflow of cross-border transfers to individuals in Armenia, received from abroad through the Armenian banking system, amounted to $1.38 billion in January-June 2026, compared to $587.6 million in January-June 2025, according to a report from the Central Bank of the Republic.
Armenia's $5.9 billion international reserves cover more than four months of imports and currently provide a fairly reliable hedge against external shocks.
The international rating agency Moody's Ratings has revised the outlook on Armenia's sovereign rating from stable to positive, affirming its long-term issuer ratings in both local and foreign currencies at Ba3.
Armenia's public debt could increase to approximately 50% of GDP by the end of 2026, but the World Bank does not view this level as a significant threat to the country's macroeconomic stability, said Armine Manukyan, Senior Economist at the World Bank.
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
Armenia’s overall public debt at the end of April 2018 stood at $6.867.46 billion, having decreased by 0.28% or $19.6 million from the previous month, the National Statistical Committee reported
Armenian central bank’s total external liabilities in March 2015 stood at $553.7 million, 0.4% lower from the previous month, according to the regulator’s monthly bulletin
The total liquidity level (high-quality liquid assets to total assets) of Armenia’s commercial banks dropped by 4.4 percentage points to 25.1% in 2014, the website of the Central Bank of Armenia (CBA) says
The capital adequacy ratio (the percentage of capital to risk-weighted assets) of Armenia’s banks was 14.5% in 2014, as compared to 16.7% the year before
U.S. stocks suffered their biggest one-day slide in nearly seven weeks on Monday as a withering selloff among energy companies, which closely tracked oil’s continued price slide, dragged down key benchmark indexes
Armenia’s total public debt stood at $4.449.6 billion at the end of September 2014, dropping by 0.9% or $43.9 million from the previous month, the National Statistical Service (NSS) said
Armenia’s total public debt amounted approximately to $4.560.6 billion in late March, a decrease of 0.86% or $53.1 million from the previous month, according to the National Statistical Service (NSS)
The market value of the USD against Armenia’s national currency has dropped today by 0.64 percentage point from April 24 to 413.44 drams, the Central Bank reported
The State Depository of Precious Stones and Metals Agency, an affiliation of Armenian Finance Ministry, has set new prices for government agencies to buy and sell precious stones and metals which are effective for this week. The new prices are for one gram of chemically pure metals
The State Depository of Precious Stones and Metals Agency, an affiliation of Armenian Finance Ministry, has set new prices for government agencies to buy and sell precious stones and metals which are effective for this week. The new prices are for one gram of chemically pure metals
