Armenia plans to extend the cashback program for non-cash payments for pensioners and benefit recipients until December 31, 2026, announced RA Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Arsen Torosyan.
Acba Bank and Proparco, a member of the French Development Agency, reviewed the results of their year-long cooperation. A year ago, Proparco became a shareholder in Acba Bank, acquiring a 10% stake, the bank's press service reported.
In September, commercial bank deposits grew 1.1 percent (mom) and credit expanded 2.1 percent. This is stated in the World Bank’s review “Armenia Monthly Economic Update – November 2025”.
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.
At a meeting on Thursday, the Armenian government approved the ratification of a loan agreement with the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) for the €120.5 million tourism and regional infrastructure program in Armenia.
Interest in financial markets is growing in Armenia, and more and more people are thinking about how to build long-term capital. Many don't know where to start or how to avoid mistakes.
The need to improve financial literacy is increasingly being discussed in Armenia, but what does this really mean, and why is it important not only for individuals but for the entire economy?
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.
Armenia plans to extend the cashback program for non-cash payments for pensioners and benefit recipients until December 31, 2026, announced RA Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Arsen Torosyan.
Acba Bank and Proparco, a member of the French Development Agency, reviewed the results of their year-long cooperation. A year ago, Proparco became a shareholder in Acba Bank, acquiring a 10% stake, the bank's press service reported.
In September, commercial bank deposits grew 1.1 percent (mom) and credit expanded 2.1 percent. This is stated in the World Bank’s review “Armenia Monthly Economic Update – November 2025”.
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.
At a meeting on Thursday, the Armenian government approved the ratification of a loan agreement with the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) for the €120.5 million tourism and regional infrastructure program in Armenia.
Interest in financial markets is growing in Armenia, and more and more people are thinking about how to build long-term capital. Many don't know where to start or how to avoid mistakes.
The need to improve financial literacy is increasingly being discussed in Armenia, but what does this really mean, and why is it important not only for individuals but for the entire economy?
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.
Armenia recorded a relatively high 4.7% economic activity index in Jan-Feb 2016, the board of the Central Bank of Armenia placed it on record at its session on March 29
Armenia’s business environment index for the fourth quarter of 2014 fell by 0.8 percentage points to 51.8 compared to Q3, the press office of the Central Bank of Armenia reports
A measure of U.S. consumer sentiment slipped this month as stock markets fell, though confidence remained at a healthy level, the Associated Press reported
Armenia-based commercial banks’ averaged return on assets (ROA) index, showing a company’s efficiency in making profits from its assets, rose to 1.62 percent in the second quarter from 1.39 percent in the previous quarter, according to findings of an analysis made by ARKA news agency
U.S. consumer sentiment tumbled to its lowest since December 2011 in early March, hit by dissatisfaction with government economic policies and as fewer Americans expected to see improvements in growth or the labor market, RBC reported citing a survey released on Friday
Armenia’s economic freedom score is 69.4, making its economy the 38th freest among 177 states, and leaving behind all the other CIS members (Commonwealth of Independent States), according to 2013 Index of Economic Freedom report published on Heritage Foundation website
Armenia’s consumer confidence index (CCI) in the fourth quarter of this year advanced by 0.2 percent to 44.3 when compared to the fourth quarter of 2011, the Central Bank of Armenia told ARKA. It said when compared with the third quarter of 2012, consumer confidence index slashed by 4.6%
Armenia’s economic activity in the first five months of 2012 advanced by 7.4% as opposed to the same time span in 2011, the Central Bank of Armenia said today in a press release
Consumer confidence index in the 1st Q of 2012 in Armenia increased by 3.5% making 47.2 compared to the same period of 2011, press-service of CBA informed ARKA News Agency.
In the fourth quarter of the outgoing year consumer confidence index in Armenia dropped to 94.7% from a year before and was down from 106.3% in the third quarter of 2011
