Unibank offers Mastercard World "Travel" cards, designed specifically for clients who travel frequently and value convenience, reliability, and additional privileges.
Byblos Bank Armenia has joined FinTech Armenia Association as a Founding Member, marking a significant milestone in the Bank’s ongoing efforts to drive digital transformation and innovation within the financial sector.
The Central Bank of Armenia website and the centralized registry of bank accounts may be temporarily unavailable on April 14 from 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM due to scheduled maintenance of the information systems.
Unibank has been awarded the Client Protection Certification by MFR, a global rating agency, providing assessments, data and technical expertise for the sustainable finance industry.
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.
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.
The net inflow of non-commercial money transfers to Armenia, from abroad through the Armenian banks amounted to $303 million in January-February 2026, compared to $87.5 million in January-February 2025, according to a report from the Central Bank.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecasts real GDP growth for Armenia at 5.3% in 2026 and 5.5% in 2027, according to the April World Economic Outlook, published on April 14.
Last week, the Armenian financial market focused on, among other things, statements by the Central Bank's management on macroeconomic risks, assessments of the possible inflationary impact of external shocks, discussions of stablecoins, and the development of regional payment infrastructure.
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
Unibank offers Mastercard World "Travel" cards, designed specifically for clients who travel frequently and value convenience, reliability, and additional privileges.
Byblos Bank Armenia has joined FinTech Armenia Association as a Founding Member, marking a significant milestone in the Bank’s ongoing efforts to drive digital transformation and innovation within the financial sector.
The Central Bank of Armenia website and the centralized registry of bank accounts may be temporarily unavailable on April 14 from 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM due to scheduled maintenance of the information systems.
Unibank has been awarded the Client Protection Certification by MFR, a global rating agency, providing assessments, data and technical expertise for the sustainable finance industry.
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.
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.
The net inflow of non-commercial money transfers to Armenia, from abroad through the Armenian banks amounted to $303 million in January-February 2026, compared to $87.5 million in January-February 2025, according to a report from the Central Bank.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecasts real GDP growth for Armenia at 5.3% in 2026 and 5.5% in 2027, according to the April World Economic Outlook, published on April 14.
Last week, the Armenian financial market focused on, among other things, statements by the Central Bank's management on macroeconomic risks, assessments of the possible inflationary impact of external shocks, discussions of stablecoins, and the development of regional payment infrastructure.
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 average market exchange rate of the US dollar against the Armenian dram as of July 21, 2025, decreased by 0.4 points compared to July 18 and amounted to 383.83 drams.
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
