The AMD-denominated bonds issued by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) have been listed on the Armenia Securities Exchange (AMX).
Deposits in commercial banks in Armenia at the end of July 2026 amounted to 8,289,634 million drams, compared to 8,070,715 million drams in June. This is according to data from the Statistical Committee of the Republic.
The volume of loans issued by commercial banks in Armenia as of the end of July 2026 amounted to 8,898,629 million drams, compared to 8,775,241 million drams at the end of June.
RA Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan called on the international payment system Visa to discuss the possibility of reducing fees charged for cashless payments through POS terminals in Armenia.
YEREVAN, August 10. /ARKA/. As of June 30, 2026, the total loan investment and leasing portfolio of Armenian credit institutions reached 681.8 billion drams, reflecting a 1.64% increase from the previous quarter and a 3.23% rise since the start of the year.
The international rating agency Moody's Ratings has revised the outlook on Armenia's sovereign rating from stable to positive, affirming its long-term issuer ratings in both local and foreign currencies at Ba3.
Armenia's public debt as of June 30, 2026, amounted to 5.12 trillion drams, compared to 5.30 trillion drams as of December 31, 2025, announced RA Finance Minister Vahe Hovhannisyan.
Armenia's financial agenda this week focused on capital market development, macroeconomic indicators, and attracting international financing for government programs.
Significant gaps in climate risk management, ESG competencies, information disclosure, and climate data continue to limit private sector investment in Armenia, according to the International Monetary Fund's "Armenia: Climate Policy Diagnostic - July 2026" report, published on September 3, 2026.
At a meeting on Thursday, the Armenian government approved a draft loan agreement with the OPEC Fund for €80 million as part of the "Armenia Economic Transformation Program."
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 AMD-denominated bonds issued by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) have been listed on the Armenia Securities Exchange (AMX).
Deposits in commercial banks in Armenia at the end of July 2026 amounted to 8,289,634 million drams, compared to 8,070,715 million drams in June. This is according to data from the Statistical Committee of the Republic.
The volume of loans issued by commercial banks in Armenia as of the end of July 2026 amounted to 8,898,629 million drams, compared to 8,775,241 million drams at the end of June.
RA Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan called on the international payment system Visa to discuss the possibility of reducing fees charged for cashless payments through POS terminals in Armenia.
YEREVAN, August 10. /ARKA/. As of June 30, 2026, the total loan investment and leasing portfolio of Armenian credit institutions reached 681.8 billion drams, reflecting a 1.64% increase from the previous quarter and a 3.23% rise since the start of the year.
The international rating agency Moody's Ratings has revised the outlook on Armenia's sovereign rating from stable to positive, affirming its long-term issuer ratings in both local and foreign currencies at Ba3.
Armenia's public debt as of June 30, 2026, amounted to 5.12 trillion drams, compared to 5.30 trillion drams as of December 31, 2025, announced RA Finance Minister Vahe Hovhannisyan.
Armenia's financial agenda this week focused on capital market development, macroeconomic indicators, and attracting international financing for government programs.
Significant gaps in climate risk management, ESG competencies, information disclosure, and climate data continue to limit private sector investment in Armenia, according to the International Monetary Fund's "Armenia: Climate Policy Diagnostic - July 2026" report, published on September 3, 2026.
At a meeting on Thursday, the Armenian government approved a draft loan agreement with the OPEC Fund for €80 million as part of the "Armenia Economic Transformation Program."
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
In the village of Vardablur in the Lori region, at the "Beeography" guesthouse, guests are welcomed with a honey drink, considered the guesthouse's signature dish.
In alignment with the "Clean Future for Lake Sevan" initiative, Acba Bank, in collaboration with the Armenian branch of the German Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU), has undertaken efforts to clear one of the lake's shores of plastic and debris.
As part of the Clean Future for Lake Sevan initiative, Acba Bank in partnership with the German Nature And Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU), is assisting in the cleanup of Armenia's largest water body from plastic and other debris, according to the bank's press service.
Acba Bank and the Armenian branch of the German "Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union" (NABU) are launching a free 2025 Organic Agriculture Development Program, the bank's press service reported.
Winemaking advances to the mountains: at an altitude of 2080 meters above the sea level, next to Smbataberd and Tsaghats Kar, is the organic vineyard of Maran company. The Company has founded the highest vineyard in the organic world with the philosophy of preserving and balancing biodiversity
The participants of the three-day international conference on organic agriculture, nature protection and poverty reduction, initiated by the Germany's Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU), have revealed Armenia’s eco-potential
The Acba Bank and Germany's Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU) have reviewed the results of a competition announced as part of a jointly implemented program "Development of organic agriculture" in 2020-2021, the press service of the bank reported today
ACBA-CREDIT AGRICOLE BANK, in partnership with the Germany’s Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU), assisted in the accomplishment of the Armenian brand of herbal teas Darman, the press service of the bank reports
The ACBA Federation and the German Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU) were instrumental in opening a honey tasting room in the village of Martuni, the ACBA -CREDIT AGRICOLE BANK said in a news release today
The Tatoyan family in the village of Nerkin Getashen has turned a watermill, built back in the 1800s, into a real time machine, the ACBA - CREDIT AGRICOLE BANK said in a press release
The ACBA-CREDIT AGRICOLE BANK in cooperation with the Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU), one of the oldest and largest environment associations in Germany, organized a training for about 250 farmers, experts, heads of laboratories and business entities engaged in organic agriculture, to share new knowledge and skills, the Yerevan-based bank said in a news release today
The ACBA-CREDIT AGRICOLE BANK and the Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU), one of the oldest and largest environment associations in Germany, have summed up the results of a competition announced as part of their jointly implemented program "Development of Organic Agriculture 2019-2020."
