The World Bank has appointed Fabrizio Zarcone as its new Country Manager for Armenia, effective July 1, 2025.

The Armenian Ministry of Internal Affairs held intensive discussions with representatives of the office of Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan, the Investigative Committee, and the Central Bank to resolve the problem of citizens affected by cybercrime.

Unibank and Urartu football club announced the start of a long-term partnership. On June 27, 2025, a signing ceremony was held at the club's training base, whereby Unibank has become the title sponsor of the club.

In April 2025, deposits and loans of commercial banks of Armenia increased by 1.5% y/y and 0.8% y/y, respectively, slightly improving the ratio of loans to deposits compared to the figures for the previous year.

The refinancing rate of Armenia's Central Bank will average 6.8% in 2025, according to Eurasian Development Bank's macroeconomic forecast for seven member countries for 2025–2027.

ARKA news agency publishes the ranking of the most profitable commercial banks in Armenia based on the results of the first quarter of 2025.

ARKA news agency has released a ranking of the most profitable commercial banks in Armenia in 2024.

ARKA News Agency has singled out ten banks for their big loan portfolios as of June 30, 2020

In 2019, Armenia-based commercial banks earned a total of 78.8 billion drams in net profit, up from 56.4 billion drams they had earned in 2018, according to ARKA news agency's ranking of the most profitable commercial banks in the fourth quarter of 2019

In 2019, the overall loan portfolio of Armenia's banking sector grew by 16.4% to 3.572.2 trillion drams

Armenia will receive a loan and a grant from the German KfW bank for the implementation of the "Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Development" program.

Armenia’s budget remained in surplus through April, despite a projected deficit, according to World Bank's Armenia Monthly Economic Update – June 2025.

At a session on Thursday, the National Assembly of Armenia approved the annual report on the execution of the 2024 state budget.

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved the first phase of a program that will improve access to irrigation and drinking water systems in rural and underserved settlements, create jobs, boost economic growth, and strengthen water security and resilience against extreme weather in Armenia.

The government of Armenia does not have serious problems with managing the public debt,  Finance Minister Vahe Hovhannisyan said today in response to ARKA News Agency's about  about how manageable the debt is and what the main risks associated with it are.

Armenia's investment market is experiencing a period of active development: the number of issues is growing, digital technologies simplify access to financial instruments.

Investments in the modern world are not only an opportunity to increase capital but also a powerful tool for economic development.

The investment environment in Armenia continued to develop over the past year, despite global economic challenges.

Armenia's investment climate is undergoing significant changes, and the financial market is becoming more active. Armen Hovhannisyan, Director of investment banking at Dimension Investments, speaks  in an exclusive interview with ARKA news agency about the barriers to development, tools for accelerating growth, as well as the prospects of venture capital.

On August 23, international credit rating agency S&P Global Ratings reaffirmed Armenia's long-term and short-term sovereign credit ratings in both foreign and local currency at "BB-/B." The agency also maintained its "stable" outlook for the country.