In February, net non-commercial money transfers to Armenia grew by 5.2 percent (yoy), following a 44 percent (yoy) surge in January, according to World Bank's Armenia Monthly Economic Update – April 2026 .
The total net profit (after tax) of Armenian banks in Q1 2026 amounted to AMD 103.48 billion, compared to AMD 101.18 billion in Q1 2025, an increase of 2.27%. Moreover, compared to the previous quarter, Q4 2025, the increase was 5.84%.
Ahead of the tourist season, VTB (Armenia) is strengthening its acquiring infrastructure, expanding its network and introducing digital payment solutions.
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 loan portfolio of Armenia's banking system increased by 29.89% in the third quarter of 2025 compared to the same quarter of 2024, reaching AMD 7.16 trillion.
In March, Armenia's inflation rose to 4.5 percent (yoy) from 4.3 percent (yoy) in February, according to World Bank's Armenia Monthly Economic Update – April 2026.
The week in the Armenian financial market was influenced by updated assessments from international financial institutions, monetary policy signals, and the continued stability of the foreign exchange market.
The Central Bank of Armenia should be prepared to raise the refinancing rate as needed to return inflation to the target level amid rising inflationary pressures and heightened uncertainty, stated Alexander Timan, head of the IMF mission to Armenia.
The net inflow of non-commercial money transfers to Armenia, from abroad through the Armenian banks amounted to $303 million in January-February 2026, compared to $87.5 million in January-February 2025, according to a report from the Central Bank.
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 February, net non-commercial money transfers to Armenia grew by 5.2 percent (yoy), following a 44 percent (yoy) surge in January, according to World Bank's Armenia Monthly Economic Update – April 2026 .
The total net profit (after tax) of Armenian banks in Q1 2026 amounted to AMD 103.48 billion, compared to AMD 101.18 billion in Q1 2025, an increase of 2.27%. Moreover, compared to the previous quarter, Q4 2025, the increase was 5.84%.
Ahead of the tourist season, VTB (Armenia) is strengthening its acquiring infrastructure, expanding its network and introducing digital payment solutions.
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 loan portfolio of Armenia's banking system increased by 29.89% in the third quarter of 2025 compared to the same quarter of 2024, reaching AMD 7.16 trillion.
In March, Armenia's inflation rose to 4.5 percent (yoy) from 4.3 percent (yoy) in February, according to World Bank's Armenia Monthly Economic Update – April 2026.
The week in the Armenian financial market was influenced by updated assessments from international financial institutions, monetary policy signals, and the continued stability of the foreign exchange market.
The Central Bank of Armenia should be prepared to raise the refinancing rate as needed to return inflation to the target level amid rising inflationary pressures and heightened uncertainty, stated Alexander Timan, head of the IMF mission to Armenia.
The net inflow of non-commercial money transfers to Armenia, from abroad through the Armenian banks amounted to $303 million in January-February 2026, compared to $87.5 million in January-February 2025, according to a report from the Central Bank.
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
As a leading bank in Armenia’s installment loans market, VTB Bank (Armenia) provides customers with the opportunity to purchase goods and services on installment in more than 600 outlets, which are its partners, thereby allowing customers to buy goods and services now and pay for them over the next months
VTB Bank (Armenia) has unveiled today preferential terms for the purchase of real estate in the Komitas Park multifunctional residential complex in the administrative district of Arabkir in the capital Yerevan
Keeping up with the times, VTB Bank (Armenia), within the framework of consumer lending, offers its individual clients to use the “Credit Line” product, the press service of the bank reported
Unibank has updated its UniMobile app thus making remote service more convenient for the clients. New functions have been added to UniMobile: users can now register online by themselves, make from-card-to-card transfers and pay loans of other banks, the press service of the bank reports
ACBA Leasing offers individuals and economic entities flexible financial services that make it possible to effectively develop their businesses using a number of tools
Unibank offers its clients to apply for contactless Visa cards, with the help of which it is possible to make payments with a simple touch to the terminal, the press office of the bank reports
Armenia's Araratbank offers its own mobile application - ARARATMobile. Karen Sargsyan, chairman of the bank's board, speaking Saturday at the application presentation ceremony, pointed out the advantages the application provides and singled out security system as the most important of them
One of the leaders of retail lending in Armenia - Unibank - offers its customers a credit line of up to 5 million drams for any consumer needs, the press office of the bank reported on Wednesday. According to the press release, the loan can be obtained at any of the bank’s 51 branches. The credit line is issued for a period of up to 5 years at an annual rate of 14.9%
Armenian Deputy Minister of Economy Varos Simonyan received last week a Chinese delegation, led by Lin Sheng Kiang, the head of the Qatari branch of Bank of China, one of the four leading banks in the world
In tune with its strategy of providing loans on the best terms, the VTB Bank (Armenia) has announced today a New Year lending campaign with lower effective interest rates, saying in a press release that the loans are to be secured by gold items
Converse Bank started lending within the framework of the “State Assistance Program on Financial Leasing of Agricultural Equipment in the Republic of Armenia”, the press office of Converse Bank reported on Friday
