VTB (Armenia) is seeing steady growth in demand for its small business loan product with a simplified application process—no collateral required, no additional financial analysis required.
Armenian Acba Bank is expanding its international partner network by partnering with one of the world's most respected financial institutions, The Bank of New York Mellon, the bank's press service reported.
In February, net non-commercial money transfers to Armenia grew by 5.2 percent (yoy), following a 44 percent (yoy) surge in January, according to World Bank's Armenia Monthly Economic Update – April 2026 .
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.
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.
In February 2026, commercial bank deposits in Armenia decreased by 0.2% (MoM), while lending grew by 0.9% (MoM), according to the World Bank's "Armenia Monthly Economic Update – April 2026."
Gross reserves in Armenia increased to $5.5 billion at the end of March, equivalent to 4.1 months of import coverage, according to the World Bank's "Armenia Monthly Economic Update – March 2026."
In March, Armenia's inflation rose to 4.5 percent (yoy) from 4.3 percent (yoy) in February, according to World Bank's Armenia Monthly Economic Update – April 2026.
The week in the Armenian financial market was influenced by updated assessments from international financial institutions, monetary policy signals, and the continued stability of the foreign exchange market.
The Central Bank of Armenia should be prepared to raise the refinancing rate as needed to return inflation to the target level amid rising inflationary pressures and heightened uncertainty, stated Alexander Timan, head of the IMF mission to Armenia.
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
VTB (Armenia) is seeing steady growth in demand for its small business loan product with a simplified application process—no collateral required, no additional financial analysis required.
Armenian Acba Bank is expanding its international partner network by partnering with one of the world's most respected financial institutions, The Bank of New York Mellon, the bank's press service reported.
In February, net non-commercial money transfers to Armenia grew by 5.2 percent (yoy), following a 44 percent (yoy) surge in January, according to World Bank's Armenia Monthly Economic Update – April 2026 .
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.
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.
In February 2026, commercial bank deposits in Armenia decreased by 0.2% (MoM), while lending grew by 0.9% (MoM), according to the World Bank's "Armenia Monthly Economic Update – April 2026."
Gross reserves in Armenia increased to $5.5 billion at the end of March, equivalent to 4.1 months of import coverage, according to the World Bank's "Armenia Monthly Economic Update – March 2026."
In March, Armenia's inflation rose to 4.5 percent (yoy) from 4.3 percent (yoy) in February, according to World Bank's Armenia Monthly Economic Update – April 2026.
The week in the Armenian financial market was influenced by updated assessments from international financial institutions, monetary policy signals, and the continued stability of the foreign exchange market.
The Central Bank of Armenia should be prepared to raise the refinancing rate as needed to return inflation to the target level amid rising inflationary pressures and heightened uncertainty, stated Alexander Timan, head of the IMF mission to Armenia.
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 Asian Development Bank has revised upwards the growth forecast for Armenia in fiscal year 2021 to 5.2%, from 1.8% predicted earlier, according to its latest Asian Development Outlook 2021 report, released on September 22.
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
Deputy Director, Fund Manager of Amundi-ACBA Asset Management CJSC Hrayr Aslanyan has assessed the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the world economy and Armenia's behavior in these conditions
Armenia's banking sector was quick to respond to the situation caused by the spread of coronavirus, Mher Abrahamyan, Chairman of the Union of Banks of Armenia, said today
Armenia is currently in the stage of spreading a new type of coronavirus, but, unlike Russia, it is closer to the end of this stage, Armen Yeghiazaryan, Associate Professor of the Department of Economic Theory and Problems of Transition Economics of the Russian-Armenian University and Former Minister of Economy of Armenia, said in his article "Analysis and Forecast of the Spread of Coronavirus in the World as of April 2, 2020," posted on the university’s website. "As of April 3, the incidence rate in Armenia was 248 people per million people," he said
The damage to the Armenian economy from the coronavirus in the base scenario will amount to $ 1.53 billion (or 11.2% of the 2019 GDP), according to a study by Vahram Avanesyan, a former minister of economy of Armenia, published on the website of the Russian-Armenian University
Armenian Economy Minister Tigran Khachatryan met with representatives of the World Bank’s Trade Promotion and Quality Infrastructure program on Tuesday and discussed with them the criteria and studies arranged yet with the previous mission
The Central Bank of Armenia reported Wednesday that it has no connection with the expo ‘Banks, Loans, Investments and Economy’, despite the event organizers has used the logo of the regulator
Armenia's economic performance can not deteriorate to an extent as to pose a threat to the government, Minister of Economic Development and Investments Artsvik Minasyan said today
A recent study by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) titled, 'Shadow Economies Around the World: What Did We Learn Over the Last 20 Years?’ estimates Armenia’s informal (shadow) economy at 36% of its overall GDP
