The Central Bank of Armenia will issue a commemorative silver coin on October 20, 2026, dedicated to the "Symphony of Stones" natural monument, the regulator announced.
As of September 30, 2026, the aggregate assets of Armenian banks reached 14.46 trillion drams, an increase of 20.82% compared to September 30, 2025, according to an operational bulletin from the ARKA news agency.
The aggregate after-tax profit of Armenian banks for the period from January to September 2026 reached 334.44 billion drams, compared to 307.87 billion drams for the same period in 2025.
YEREVAN, August 10. /ARKA/. As of June 30, 2026, the total loan investment and leasing portfolio of Armenian credit institutions reached 681.8 billion drams, reflecting a 1.64% increase from the previous quarter and a 3.23% rise since the start of the year.
The World Bank Group mobilized $342 million in private capital in Armenia during the 2026 fiscal year—a 56-fold increase compared to the $6 million recorded in the 2022 fiscal year, the World Bank’s Armenia office reported.
The Eurasian Fund for Stabilization and Development (EFSD) has raised its GDP growth forecast for Armenia for 2026 to 5.8%, up from the previously expected 5.5%.
The National Assembly of Armenia, at an extraordinary session on Monday, ratified loan and grant agreements totaling $284.4 million with the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD, part of the World Bank Group).
The net inflow of cross-border remittances to individuals in Armenia, received from abroad via the banking system of the Republic of Armenia, totaled $1.8 billion in January–August 2026, compared to $889.3 million in January–August 2025, according to a report by the republic's Central 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
The Central Bank of Armenia will issue a commemorative silver coin on October 20, 2026, dedicated to the "Symphony of Stones" natural monument, the regulator announced.
As of September 30, 2026, the aggregate assets of Armenian banks reached 14.46 trillion drams, an increase of 20.82% compared to September 30, 2025, according to an operational bulletin from the ARKA news agency.
The aggregate after-tax profit of Armenian banks for the period from January to September 2026 reached 334.44 billion drams, compared to 307.87 billion drams for the same period in 2025.
YEREVAN, August 10. /ARKA/. As of June 30, 2026, the total loan investment and leasing portfolio of Armenian credit institutions reached 681.8 billion drams, reflecting a 1.64% increase from the previous quarter and a 3.23% rise since the start of the year.
The World Bank Group mobilized $342 million in private capital in Armenia during the 2026 fiscal year—a 56-fold increase compared to the $6 million recorded in the 2022 fiscal year, the World Bank’s Armenia office reported.
The Eurasian Fund for Stabilization and Development (EFSD) has raised its GDP growth forecast for Armenia for 2026 to 5.8%, up from the previously expected 5.5%.
The National Assembly of Armenia, at an extraordinary session on Monday, ratified loan and grant agreements totaling $284.4 million with the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD, part of the World Bank Group).
The net inflow of cross-border remittances to individuals in Armenia, received from abroad via the banking system of the Republic of Armenia, totaled $1.8 billion in January–August 2026, compared to $889.3 million in January–August 2025, according to a report by the republic's Central 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
VTB Bank (Armenia) began cooperation with the Yerevan Factory of Sparkling Wines in December 2020 as part of a government program designed to subsidize interest rates on loans provided to economic entities engaged in the agro-processing sector, providing it with funds for purchase of raw materials
In 2020, Armenia will stop taking loans for financing its budget deficit, Armenian Deputy Finance Minister Armen Hayrapetyan said Thursday at an extraordinary session of the National Assembly
For the first time, Ardshinbank has implemented a trade finance deal with the International Bank for Economic Cooperation (IBEC) under the General Financing Agreement signed in September 2019, the press office of Ardshinbank reported on Friday
The Financial Monitoring Center (FMC) of Armenia’s Central Bank said it had received 232,635 reports in 2017 on cash transactions exceeding the legal requirement of 5 million drams, up from 206,065 reports in 2016
The ACBA Leasing company offers financing for the purchase of Mercedes Benz cars on favorable terms. The company said in a news release that the models of Mercedes Benz commercial vehicles were presented by Avangard Motors
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, said it has arranged a landmark $140 million financing package for the Vorotan Hydropower Cascade, one of Armenia’s main power generating facilities, to bolster the country’s supply of clean energy
VTB Bank (Armenia) has financed rehabilitation therapy for 60 children from poor families with cerebral palsy (CP), the bank's press service reported today
VTB Bank (Armenia) said today it had provided funding to Strawberry Field company for the construction of a modern energy-saving greenhouse in the village of Nor Geghi in central Kotayk province
