Experts from around the world, leading specialists in the financial and technological sectors, participated in the international Black Swan Summit conference in Armenia and discussed how rapid technological change can lead to new opportunities and economic progress.
The market expects a decline in the refinancing rate to between 6.25% and 6.5% in the medium term, nevertheless, Martin Galstyan, the Governor of the Central Bank of Armenia, indicated that the regulator does not concur with these predictions.
Martin Galstyan, the head of the Central Bank of Armenia, provided an explanation for the decision to keep the refinancing rate steady after the regulator held it at 6.75% for the sixth consecutive time.
Finance Minister Vahe Hovhannisyan has been appointed as Armenia's Governor on the Board of Governors of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), according to a decree by RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.
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.
Moody's Ratings has upgraded Converse Bank CJSC's long-term local and foreign currency bank deposit ratings to Ba3 from B1, aligning the Bank’s rating with Armenia’s sovereign rating.
According to a report from the Central Bank, the net inflow of cross-border non-commercial money transfers received via Armenian banks reached $1.02 billion from January to September 2025, up from $888 million during the same period in 2024.
Macroeconomic stability has emerged as Armenia's hallmark, characterized by robust economic growth and minimal inflation, as stated by Central Bank Governor Martin Galstyan.
In Armenia's consumer market, 12-month inflation in October of this year amounted to 3.7%, according to a report from the Statistical Committee of Armenia (Armstat).
Interest in investing in Armenia has grown significantly in recent years, and along with it, so has the need for accessible tools that allow one to take their first steps in the financial market.
ARKA news agency spoke with Freedom Broker Armenia Director Ovak Ovakimian about the transformation of investment thinking, company strategy and trust as an economic value.
Experts from around the world, leading specialists in the financial and technological sectors, participated in the international Black Swan Summit conference in Armenia and discussed how rapid technological change can lead to new opportunities and economic progress.
The market expects a decline in the refinancing rate to between 6.25% and 6.5% in the medium term, nevertheless, Martin Galstyan, the Governor of the Central Bank of Armenia, indicated that the regulator does not concur with these predictions.
Martin Galstyan, the head of the Central Bank of Armenia, provided an explanation for the decision to keep the refinancing rate steady after the regulator held it at 6.75% for the sixth consecutive time.
Finance Minister Vahe Hovhannisyan has been appointed as Armenia's Governor on the Board of Governors of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), according to a decree by RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.
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.
Moody's Ratings has upgraded Converse Bank CJSC's long-term local and foreign currency bank deposit ratings to Ba3 from B1, aligning the Bank’s rating with Armenia’s sovereign rating.
According to a report from the Central Bank, the net inflow of cross-border non-commercial money transfers received via Armenian banks reached $1.02 billion from January to September 2025, up from $888 million during the same period in 2024.
Macroeconomic stability has emerged as Armenia's hallmark, characterized by robust economic growth and minimal inflation, as stated by Central Bank Governor Martin Galstyan.
In Armenia's consumer market, 12-month inflation in October of this year amounted to 3.7%, according to a report from the Statistical Committee of Armenia (Armstat).
Interest in investing in Armenia has grown significantly in recent years, and along with it, so has the need for accessible tools that allow one to take their first steps in the financial market.
ARKA news agency spoke with Freedom Broker Armenia Director Ovak Ovakimian about the transformation of investment thinking, company strategy and trust as an economic value.
Armenia’s public debt stood at 4.394.5 trillion drams ($8.869 billion) on June 30, 2021, having grown by 229.2 billion drams ($900.6 million) from the same time span of last year, according to a report on the execution of the government budget in the first half of 2021, circulated in parliament today
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.
In the first 9 months of 2019 Armenia-based commercial banks reported growth in all major indicators, according to their reports, published in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
In an exclusive interview with Arka news agency Andrey Krainiy, deputy EDB Board Chairman, said the Bank forecasts that the economic growth in Armenia by the end of 2019 will exceed 6% and will be one of the highest in the EDB member countries
According to the chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia Artur Javadyan, the fiscal policy of the country in 2018 was based on the new rules, in which the main emphasis was placed on balancing the stability of the national debt, which suggests in turn cuts on public debt and the budget deficit
In an exclusive interview with ARKA news agency the Resident Representative of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Armenia Yulia Ustyugova said economic growth is expected to moderate to about 4½ percent in 2019
Money transfers sent to Armenia in June 2017 increased by 9.1% when compared to 2016 May to $148 million, the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) said in a monthly review of macroeconomic indices across the Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union (EEU)
The total amount of money transfers made by Armenian commercial banks in 2016 October by using their non-cash instruments amounted to 2.051.8 trillion drams, an increase of 7% when compared with the same period last year
The assets of Armenian investment companies in October 2016 increased by 3.6% when compared to September, amounting to 41.6 billion drams, according to the monthly bulletin of the Central Bank of Armenia for October 2016
