At a meeting on Thursday, the Armenian government approved measures and procedures for providing cashback on non-cash payments made by individuals through the Armenian Card (ArCa) national payment system.
The IMF views Armenia's banking system as well capitalized and liquid, said Umang Rawat, IMF Resident Representative in Armenia, in an interview with ARKA news agency.
Unibank has completed the placement of a new issuance of dram denominated perpetual bonds ahead of schedule. In total, perpetual bonds worth AMD 6.5 billion and USD 9 million were placed in December, resulting in heightened activity in Armenia’s securities market.
Banks in Armenia and Serbia have tightened checks on Russian transactions following Russia's inclusion on the EU's money laundering blacklist, RBC reports, citing lawyers and international business consultants.
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.
In November, annual inflation in Armenia fell to 3.1%, down from 3.7% in October, according to the World Bank's "Armenia Monthly Economic Update – December 2025."
In October, net non-commercial remittances sent to Armenia grew by 31.2% (annualized) compared to 16.2% in September, according to the World Bank’s "Armenia Monthly Economic Update - November 2025" report.
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
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.
At a meeting on Thursday, the Armenian government approved measures and procedures for providing cashback on non-cash payments made by individuals through the Armenian Card (ArCa) national payment system.
The IMF views Armenia's banking system as well capitalized and liquid, said Umang Rawat, IMF Resident Representative in Armenia, in an interview with ARKA news agency.
Unibank has completed the placement of a new issuance of dram denominated perpetual bonds ahead of schedule. In total, perpetual bonds worth AMD 6.5 billion and USD 9 million were placed in December, resulting in heightened activity in Armenia’s securities market.
Banks in Armenia and Serbia have tightened checks on Russian transactions following Russia's inclusion on the EU's money laundering blacklist, RBC reports, citing lawyers and international business consultants.
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.
In November, annual inflation in Armenia fell to 3.1%, down from 3.7% in October, according to the World Bank's "Armenia Monthly Economic Update – December 2025."
In October, net non-commercial remittances sent to Armenia grew by 31.2% (annualized) compared to 16.2% in September, according to the World Bank’s "Armenia Monthly Economic Update - November 2025" report.
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
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.
Some 400 individual investors and corporate entities have acquired 4.5 billion drams worth shares of Acba bank, which it issued in September 2021, the bank’s press office said today
Citing the Moody's Investors Service affirmation of the Government of Armenia's Ba3 local and foreign currency long-term issuer ratings and foreign currency senior unsecured rating with the outlook remaining stable, Finance Minister Tigran Khachatryan said it is a very important signal for international investors
At an extraordinary meeting on Monday the Armenian parliament passed in the second and final reading an array of amendments to the laws "On the Securities Market" and "On Joint Stock Companies"
Armenian securities (government bonds for the time being) will be available for investors from around the world, Konstantin Saroyan, the director of NASDAQ OMX Armenia stock exchange, said in an exclusive interview with ARKA
US stocks closed modestly higher overnight, putting the Dow within striking distance of an all-time high, as investors looked ahead to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address
Foreign investors are interested in Armenia’s developing securities market, Nasdaq OMX Armenia stock exchange executive director Armen Melikian said today in comments on the VII CIS and Baltic Region Bond Congress that will be held in Yerevan on July 1 and 2, 2010.
