Cross-border remittance inflow to Armenia increased by 2.4% year-on-year in 2025, reaching $5.9 billion, according to the Eurasian Development Bank's March macroeconomic review.
The likelihood of the Central Bank of Armenia switching to tougher monetary rhetoric and potentially raising the rate in the short term may increase, Rafael Mkrtchyan, Head of Corporate Finance at Freedom Broker Armenia, told ARKA news agency.
In January 2026, commercial bank deposits in Armenia decreased by 0.3% (MoM), while loans grew by 1.1% (MoM), according to the World Bank's "Armenia Monthly Economic Update – March 2026."
The Central Bank of Armenia, together with banks, is ready to introduce stricter mechanisms to prevent telephone fraud, stated regulator head Martin Galstyan, responding to a question from the ARKA news agency.
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.
At its session on Wednesday, the National Assembly of Armenia adopted amendments to the RA Bankruptcy Code in the first reading, along with the accompanying legislation.
Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan and International Monetary Fund (IMF) Deputy Managing Director Marnix von Rey noted the importance of approving a new standby arrangement with the IMF and its full implementation.
Gross reserves in Armenia increased, reaching $5.5 billion at the end of February, equivalent to 4.1 months of import coverage, according to the World Bank's "Armenia Monthly Economic Update – March 2026."
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
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?
Cross-border remittance inflow to Armenia increased by 2.4% year-on-year in 2025, reaching $5.9 billion, according to the Eurasian Development Bank's March macroeconomic review.
The likelihood of the Central Bank of Armenia switching to tougher monetary rhetoric and potentially raising the rate in the short term may increase, Rafael Mkrtchyan, Head of Corporate Finance at Freedom Broker Armenia, told ARKA news agency.
In January 2026, commercial bank deposits in Armenia decreased by 0.3% (MoM), while loans grew by 1.1% (MoM), according to the World Bank's "Armenia Monthly Economic Update – March 2026."
The Central Bank of Armenia, together with banks, is ready to introduce stricter mechanisms to prevent telephone fraud, stated regulator head Martin Galstyan, responding to a question from the ARKA news agency.
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.
At its session on Wednesday, the National Assembly of Armenia adopted amendments to the RA Bankruptcy Code in the first reading, along with the accompanying legislation.
Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan and International Monetary Fund (IMF) Deputy Managing Director Marnix von Rey noted the importance of approving a new standby arrangement with the IMF and its full implementation.
Gross reserves in Armenia increased, reaching $5.5 billion at the end of February, equivalent to 4.1 months of import coverage, according to the World Bank's "Armenia Monthly Economic Update – March 2026."
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
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?
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.
