The decision of the Board of the Central Bank of Armenia to raise the refinancing rate was primarily due to excessive demand factors, Central Bank Governor Martin Galstyan stated in response to a question from ARKA news agency.
Unibank has become the Lead Sponsor of the AGBU Global Run in support of Camp Nairi, joining the worldwide fundraising initiative as a corporate donor to help children and families affected by war and displacement.
The Central Bank of Armenia will put into circulation a silver commemorative coin, "35th Anniversary of the Republic of Armenia," on September 14, 2026, the regulator's press service reported.
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.
Thanks to significant remittance and capital inflows, gross reserves in Armenia rose to a record $6.5 billion in August, equivalent to 4.3 months of import coverage, according to the World Bank's Armenia "Monthly Economic Update – September 2026."
Food and non-alcoholic beverage prices account for 57% of inflation, despite a slowdown in their growth rate from 8.6% in June to 6.4% in August, according to the World Bank's Armenia "Monthly Economic Update – September 2026."
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.
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 decision of the Board of the Central Bank of Armenia to raise the refinancing rate was primarily due to excessive demand factors, Central Bank Governor Martin Galstyan stated in response to a question from ARKA news agency.
Unibank has become the Lead Sponsor of the AGBU Global Run in support of Camp Nairi, joining the worldwide fundraising initiative as a corporate donor to help children and families affected by war and displacement.
The Central Bank of Armenia will put into circulation a silver commemorative coin, "35th Anniversary of the Republic of Armenia," on September 14, 2026, the regulator's press service reported.
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.
Thanks to significant remittance and capital inflows, gross reserves in Armenia rose to a record $6.5 billion in August, equivalent to 4.3 months of import coverage, according to the World Bank's Armenia "Monthly Economic Update – September 2026."
Food and non-alcoholic beverage prices account for 57% of inflation, despite a slowdown in their growth rate from 8.6% in June to 6.4% in August, according to the World Bank's Armenia "Monthly Economic Update – September 2026."
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.
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 average exchange rate of U.S. dollar at NASDAQ OMX Armenia stock exchange last week dropped by 1.34% to 407.24 drams with weekly trading amounting to $17.55 million
The total volume of transactions with securities at NASDAQ OMX Armenia stock exchange in May slashed by 18.2% to nearly 356.6 million drams versus 435.7 million drams from April
Last week, the average exchange rate of U.S. dollar at NASDAQ OMX Armenia stock exchange rose by 0.09% to 392.35 drams with overall trading amounting to 3.85 million U.S. dollars
The cumulative trading volume in U.S. dollars at NASDAQ OMX Armenia stock exchange in March of this year climbed 15.9% or about $7.6 million from February to nearly $55.3 million or over 21.5 billion drams (in Armenian dram equivalent), according to an analysis made by ARKA.
U.S. dollar’s average exchange rate at NASDAQ OMX Armenia stock exchange dropped by 0.19% last week to 388.0 drams as the weekly trading amounted to $11.25 million, which was 8.54% down from the previous week.
