ACBA Bank has unveiled special business financing offers for the development of small and medium-sized enterprises in Armenia, which are effective until July 31 inclusive.
The EBRD will provide $20 million (€17.1 million) to improve access to finance for refugees and young entrepreneurs in Armenia, the EU Delegation to Armenia announced on Facebook.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has appointed Remon Zakaria as the new head of its Yerevan Resident Office, effective 1 September 2026, replacing George Akhalkatsi.
The Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia, Martin Galstyan, was a speaker on the Rearrange podcast. The conversation covered a variety of topics, including the prospects of the banking system, the possibility of introducing a digital currency in Armenia, and the topic of public debt.
As of March 31, 2026, the total loan portfolio of Armenian banks stood at AMD 8.01 trillion, marking a 22.63% rise compared to March 31, 2025, and a 4.05% increase from December 31, 2025.
The ongoing economic uncertainty underscores Armenian authorities' need for continuing efforts to build resilience and improve prospects for future growth, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in a press release.
In the current situation in Armenia, there is no reason to panic over the depreciation of the dram, says Martin Galstyan, head of the Central Bank of Armenia.
Amid the S&P 500's worst quarter since 2022, rising global anxiety, and persistent geopolitical uncertainty, investors are increasingly asking whether this is a temporary market reaction or a deeper shift in investment logic.
Capital market development in Armenia is increasingly dependent not only on the growth in the number of issues and the expansion of instruments, but also on the quality of the environment in which investors make decisions.
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
ACBA Bank has unveiled special business financing offers for the development of small and medium-sized enterprises in Armenia, which are effective until July 31 inclusive.
The EBRD will provide $20 million (€17.1 million) to improve access to finance for refugees and young entrepreneurs in Armenia, the EU Delegation to Armenia announced on Facebook.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has appointed Remon Zakaria as the new head of its Yerevan Resident Office, effective 1 September 2026, replacing George Akhalkatsi.
The Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia, Martin Galstyan, was a speaker on the Rearrange podcast. The conversation covered a variety of topics, including the prospects of the banking system, the possibility of introducing a digital currency in Armenia, and the topic of public debt.
As of March 31, 2026, the total loan portfolio of Armenian banks stood at AMD 8.01 trillion, marking a 22.63% rise compared to March 31, 2025, and a 4.05% increase from December 31, 2025.
The ongoing economic uncertainty underscores Armenian authorities' need for continuing efforts to build resilience and improve prospects for future growth, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in a press release.
In the current situation in Armenia, there is no reason to panic over the depreciation of the dram, says Martin Galstyan, head of the Central Bank of Armenia.
Amid the S&P 500's worst quarter since 2022, rising global anxiety, and persistent geopolitical uncertainty, investors are increasingly asking whether this is a temporary market reaction or a deeper shift in investment logic.
Capital market development in Armenia is increasingly dependent not only on the growth in the number of issues and the expansion of instruments, but also on the quality of the environment in which investors make decisions.
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
The overall lending of 17 Armenia-based commercial banks fell by 6.7% or 279 billion drams in the first 9 months of 2021 to 3.9 trillion drams, Deputy Executive Director of the Union of Banks of Armenia (UBA) Arman Sargsyan said at a press conference on Friday
Lending rates have increased in Turkey and Armenia, the two countries that began tightening their monetary policies in 2020, while lending growth has slowed significantly, the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank (BSTDB) said in a report
In the frist half of 2021 Armenia-based banks' lending decreased by about 253 billion drams or 6% from the first half of 2020 and by 189 billion drams or 4.6% when compared to the first quarter of 2021 to 3.9 trillion drams at the end of June, the Union of Banks of Armenia said today
Armenia’s private sector will benefit from new resources for green financing thanks to a US$ 10 million financial package put together by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in cooperation with the European Union (EU) and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to facilitate the private sector’s transition to more sustainable, low-carbon and climate-resilient practices, EBRD said today in a press release
Consumer lending in Armenia is not booming, but mortgage lending has intensified, Chairman of the Central Bank Martin Galstyan told reporters on Tuesday
Armenian banks' overall lending stood at 4.14 trillion drams in late March 2021, Executive Director of the Union of Banks of Armenia (UBA) Seyran Sargsyan said at a press conference on Wednesday
Armenian banks' lending in 2019 amounted to 3.572 trillion. drams, the executive director of the Union of Banks of Armenia Seyran Sargsyan told reporters on Friday
The amount of lending provided by Armenian banks in the first 9 months of 2019 grew to 3.37 trillion drams, the chairman of the Union of Banks of Armenia Mher Abrahamyan told reporters on Wednesday
The mortgage lending by Armenia-based commercial banks has almost doubled, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at a press conference in Vanadzor on Monday
The loan portfolios of Armenian commercial banks grew by 14.4% in 2019 July as opposed to 2018 July, the head of the Union of Banks of Armenia and CEO of Ameriabank Artak Hanesyan told reporters today
