he European Bank for Reconstruction and Development's (EBRD) investments in Armenia in 2024 hit the record 400 million euros, Armenian Finance Minister Vahe Hovhannisyan said at a meeting with EBRD President Odile Renaud-Basso in London.
Three Armenian banks - IDBank, Inecobank and Ardshinbank - have decided to postpone repayment of clients' liabilities for a period of 3 to 5 years as part of the search for interim solutions for clients affected by possible fraud, the press service of the Central Bank of Armenia reported.
VTB has announced the launch of a new project designed to attract patients from CIS countries and other friendly states for medical treatment in Russia, the press service of VTB (Armenia) reported.
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
YEREVAN, May 12. /ARКА/. Finance Minister Vahe Hovhannisyan discussed investment opportunities in Armenia and the region, as well as reforms aimed at stimulating economic growth, with newly appointed Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masato Kanda.
Converse Bank announces its participation in the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) technical assistance program “Advancing Green Finance for Sustainable Development.”
In the consumer market of Armenia, 12-month inflation in April of this year amounted to 3.2%, according to the report of the National Statistical Committee (NSC) of Armenia.
Armenia’s Finance Minister, Vahe Hovhannisyan, addressed concerns regarding the stagnation of the country's credit rating despite positive financial indicators reported by the government over the past seven years.
Armenia's public debt as of March 31 is 5.3 trillion drams, an increase of 4.4% compared to December 31 last year, and 5.8% in dollar terms, said Finance Minister Vahe Hovhannisyan.
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.
he European Bank for Reconstruction and Development's (EBRD) investments in Armenia in 2024 hit the record 400 million euros, Armenian Finance Minister Vahe Hovhannisyan said at a meeting with EBRD President Odile Renaud-Basso in London.
Three Armenian banks - IDBank, Inecobank and Ardshinbank - have decided to postpone repayment of clients' liabilities for a period of 3 to 5 years as part of the search for interim solutions for clients affected by possible fraud, the press service of the Central Bank of Armenia reported.
VTB has announced the launch of a new project designed to attract patients from CIS countries and other friendly states for medical treatment in Russia, the press service of VTB (Armenia) reported.
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
YEREVAN, May 12. /ARКА/. Finance Minister Vahe Hovhannisyan discussed investment opportunities in Armenia and the region, as well as reforms aimed at stimulating economic growth, with newly appointed Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masato Kanda.
Converse Bank announces its participation in the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) technical assistance program “Advancing Green Finance for Sustainable Development.”
In the consumer market of Armenia, 12-month inflation in April of this year amounted to 3.2%, according to the report of the National Statistical Committee (NSC) of Armenia.
Armenia’s Finance Minister, Vahe Hovhannisyan, addressed concerns regarding the stagnation of the country's credit rating despite positive financial indicators reported by the government over the past seven years.
Armenia's public debt as of March 31 is 5.3 trillion drams, an increase of 4.4% compared to December 31 last year, and 5.8% in dollar terms, said Finance Minister Vahe Hovhannisyan.
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 February 2025, the average settlement rate of Armenian dram to the US dollar was 395.6 drams, which was 2.1% lower than r in February 2024 (404.3 drams), according to the National Statistical Committee.
The average market exchange rate of the U.S. dollar to the Armenian dram on February 21, 2025, totaled AMD 394.41, down 0.9 points compared to February 20.
Armenia’s Central Bank denied today media allegations claiming that it uses ‘repressive’ measures to stabilize the exchange rate of the national currency
The Euro was trading in Armenia today at 600.58 drams, the highest exchange rate since 2005, the Central Bank said. The Euro exchange rate has been growing steadily since January 24th
From July 24 to July 28 Armenian commercial banks bought a total of $76.3 million from the local inter-bank forex market at the weighted average exchange rate of 477.97 drams per one USD, the Central Bank said
Monetary policies of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan will be more effective if they will partially be oriented to the exchange rate of the Russian ruble
Armenia’s commercial banks bought around $159.2 million from the local foreign currency market on Jnauary 9 to 20 at the average weighted exchange rate of 484.92 drams per one USD, the Central Bank of Armenia reported on Monday
Armenia’s commercial banks bought a total of $46.9 million from the local foreign currency market on July 4 - 8 at the average weighted exchange rate of 476.05 drams per one USD, the Central Bank said
Armenian commercial banks bought a total of $65.7 million at the local forex market from 11 to 15 April at the weighted average exchange rate of 482.58 drams per $1
The exchange rate of USD against Armenian dram has dropped today by 0.02 percentage points from April 10 to 476.32 drams, the Central Bank of Armenia reported
