In an effort to combat banking fraud, the Central Bank of Armenia is exploring measures to enhance identification requirements, particularly for online loans, according to Deputy Chairman Armen Nurbekyan.
VTB (Armenia) is seeing growing interest in installment loans, offering customers favorable terms for purchases at more than 1,000 partner retail locations across the country.
The Armenian Interior Ministry has warned citizens about widespread fake adds on social networks, allegedly posted by banks, inviting them to apply for quick and cheap loans.
Unibank has reopened the #47 branch in Yerevan, decorated in a modern style to improve the convenience of customer service, the bank's press service reported.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) plans to invest $310 million in two projects in Armenia and to co-finance a $500 million housing construction project, Don Lambert, ADB Country Director for Armenia, said in response to ARKA News Agency's question whether the previously announced two projects would be implemented and whether new ones were expected.
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
ARKA News Agency has released the ranking of the biggest profit-gainers among Armenia's commercial banks for Jan-Sept 2019. The Armenian banking sector's aggregate net profit for Jan-Sept 2019 amounted to AMD 60.9 billion against the AMD 51.7 billion of the same period a year before showing a 18% year-on-year growth. All the 17 banks of the country operated with profits
Armenia's National Assembly has ratified today a 102 million euro loan agreement with the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD, a WB division) on universal health coverage program.
Armenia’s National Assembly’s committee on health issues has approved the ratification of a 102 million euro loan agreement with the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) on the universal healthcare coverage program.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) plans to invest $310 million in two projects in Armenia and to co-finance a $500 million housing construction project, Don Lambert, ADB Country Director for Armenia, said in response to ARKA News Agency's question whether the previously announced two projects would be implemented and whether new ones were expected.
Armenia's investment market is experiencing a period of active development: the number of issues is growing, digital technologies simplify access to financial instruments.
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.
In an effort to combat banking fraud, the Central Bank of Armenia is exploring measures to enhance identification requirements, particularly for online loans, according to Deputy Chairman Armen Nurbekyan.
VTB (Armenia) is seeing growing interest in installment loans, offering customers favorable terms for purchases at more than 1,000 partner retail locations across the country.
The Armenian Interior Ministry has warned citizens about widespread fake adds on social networks, allegedly posted by banks, inviting them to apply for quick and cheap loans.
Unibank has reopened the #47 branch in Yerevan, decorated in a modern style to improve the convenience of customer service, the bank's press service reported.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) plans to invest $310 million in two projects in Armenia and to co-finance a $500 million housing construction project, Don Lambert, ADB Country Director for Armenia, said in response to ARKA News Agency's question whether the previously announced two projects would be implemented and whether new ones were expected.
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
ARKA News Agency has released the ranking of the biggest profit-gainers among Armenia's commercial banks for Jan-Sept 2019. The Armenian banking sector's aggregate net profit for Jan-Sept 2019 amounted to AMD 60.9 billion against the AMD 51.7 billion of the same period a year before showing a 18% year-on-year growth. All the 17 banks of the country operated with profits
Armenia's National Assembly has ratified today a 102 million euro loan agreement with the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD, a WB division) on universal health coverage program.
Armenia’s National Assembly’s committee on health issues has approved the ratification of a 102 million euro loan agreement with the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) on the universal healthcare coverage program.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) plans to invest $310 million in two projects in Armenia and to co-finance a $500 million housing construction project, Don Lambert, ADB Country Director for Armenia, said in response to ARKA News Agency's question whether the previously announced two projects would be implemented and whether new ones were expected.
Armenia's investment market is experiencing a period of active development: the number of issues is growing, digital technologies simplify access to financial instruments.
Armenia's investment climate is undergoing significant changes, and the financial market is becoming more active. Armen Hovhannisyan, Director of investment banking at Dimension Investments, speaks in an exclusive interview with ARKA news agency about the barriers to development, tools for accelerating growth, as well as the prospects of venture capital.
On August 23, international credit rating agency S&P Global Ratings reaffirmed Armenia's long-term and short-term sovereign credit ratings in both foreign and local currency at "BB-/B." The agency also maintained its "stable" outlook for the country.
The overall lending of 17 Armenia-based commercial banks fell by 6.7% or 279 billion drams in the first 9 months of 2021 to 3.9 trillion drams, Deputy Executive Director of the Union of Banks of Armenia (UBA) Arman Sargsyan said at a press conference on Friday
Lending rates have increased in Turkey and Armenia, the two countries that began tightening their monetary policies in 2020, while lending growth has slowed significantly, the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank (BSTDB) said in a report
In the frist half of 2021 Armenia-based banks' lending decreased by about 253 billion drams or 6% from the first half of 2020 and by 189 billion drams or 4.6% when compared to the first quarter of 2021 to 3.9 trillion drams at the end of June, the Union of Banks of Armenia said today
Armenia’s private sector will benefit from new resources for green financing thanks to a US$ 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