A protest related to cases of fraud in banks and credit organizations in Armenia took place in Yerevan on Monday.

The Union of Armenian Banks, in collaboration with the German-Armenian Fund, brought together representatives of the financial sector to conduct an important dialogue between banks and SMEs, summarize the past year, and plan for future work.

The German-Armenian Fund (GAF) has provided AMD 980 billion in loans since the launch of its operation in Armenia, Chairman of the Central Bank Martin Galstyan said at the conference “Opportunities and Prospects of SME Financing”.

Loans issued by Armenian banks to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in 2024 amounted to 1.6 trillion drams, said Daniel Azatyan, Chairman of the Union of Banks of Armenia (UBA).

The net inflow of cross-border transfers in favor of individuals in Armenia, received from abroad through the banking system of the Republic of Armenia, amounted to $87.5 million in January-February 2025, compared to $153.9 million in January-February 2024, according to the report from the Central Bank of Armenia.

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

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

Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Khachatryan received on Tuesday the IMF mission chief for Armenia Iva Petrova, who is completing her term of office. Alexander Timan, Petrova's successor, also attended the meeting.

Armenia's total public debt as of February 28, 2025 amounted to $13,027.848 million, an increase of $140.853 million compared to January 31, 2025, the National Statistical Committee reported.

The concept of creating a private investment fund in Armenia within the framework of effective public-private partnership was discussed by Armenian Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan and American businessman Nubar Afeyan.

Yesterday, Armenian Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan received a delegation led by Iva Petrova, head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission in Armenia.

Reforms of Armenian legislation in the field of bankruptcy were discussed at a meeting between Deputy Minister of Justice of Armenia Tigran Dadunts and representatives of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the French Development Agency (AFD).

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.