Artur Nakhshikyan, Director of Operational Risk Management at the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank, has been elected as an independent member of Unibank’s Supervisory Board.
Converse Bank and Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed a financing agreement of up to USD 15 million aimed at expanding access to finance for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Armenia, including women-led businesses, and promoting sustainable investments.
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 Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) has identified the services sector, construction, and industry as the main drivers of economic growth in Armenia in January–May 2026.
The week in Armenia's financial market was dominated by the debt agenda, Central Bank statements, currency dynamics, and decisions regarding non-cash payments.
The Armenian government aims to bring the public debt-to-GDP ratio to 45%, approximately within five years, stated Deputy Finance Minister Avag Avanesyan.
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
Artur Nakhshikyan, Director of Operational Risk Management at the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank, has been elected as an independent member of Unibank’s Supervisory Board.
Converse Bank and Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed a financing agreement of up to USD 15 million aimed at expanding access to finance for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Armenia, including women-led businesses, and promoting sustainable investments.
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 Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) has identified the services sector, construction, and industry as the main drivers of economic growth in Armenia in January–May 2026.
The week in Armenia's financial market was dominated by the debt agenda, Central Bank statements, currency dynamics, and decisions regarding non-cash payments.
The Armenian government aims to bring the public debt-to-GDP ratio to 45%, approximately within five years, stated Deputy Finance Minister Avag Avanesyan.
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
In Armenia the tuition fees range from USD840-1,680 per annum, according to Foundations for the Future, the latest report in The Value of Education series from HSBC
In 2016 April Armenian commercial banks provided about 3.98 billion drams worth education loans, by 2.9% more than in March, according to the monthly bulletin of the Central Bank of Armenia
By the end of February 2013 the outstanding amount of educational loans provided by Armenian commercial banks stood at 3.1 billion drams, a 0.3% increase from January, according to the monthly bulletin of the Central Bank of Armenia for February 2013
Armenian Anelik Bank was one of the first in Armenia to sign a cooperation agreement as part of a government-designed program to make higher education accessible to young Armenians, the bank said in a press release
Total loans allocated to education by Armenia’s credit organizations dropped 2% late October from September to nearly 130.5 million drams, according to the National Statistical Service of Armenia
Armenian commercial banks allocated nearly 2.5 billion drams for educational sector at the end of April this year, that is 6.5% higher compared to March 31
Loans extended by Armenian commercial banks for education totaled AMD 2.5 billion in late February 2012 – 18.4% less than the amount of late January 2012.
HSBC has pledged an additional US$15 million over five years to extend Future First, the Group’s flagship global education program that aims to tackle child poverty through education projects.
