The Central Bank of Armenia (CBA), with technical assistance from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and financial support from the Japanese government, has introduced master documentation for derivatives and repurchase transactions that is governed by Armenian law.

High profitability was recorded in the banking system of Armenia at the end of 2024, which was facilitated by growth in net interest income and low level of credit losses, said Martin Galstyan, Chairman of the Central Bank of the Republic, presenting the financial stability report for 2024.

The assets of the banking system continue to make up the overwhelming majority of the financial system's assets - about 83%, or about 11 trillion drams, said the head of the Central Bank of the republic Martin Galstyan, presenting a report on financial stability for the past year.

Students of the Mastara village school in Aragatsotn region now have the opportunity to study French in a fully equipped classroom equipped with all the multimedia capabilities, the press service of Acba Bank reports.

For the fifth time, with the support of Acba Bank, Yerevan is hosting the most anticipated event of the first week of June — the Yerevan Wine Days festival, which tells the world about the unique and thousand-year-old traditions of Armenian winemaking, the bank’s press service reports.

ARKA news agency publishes the ranking of the most profitable commercial banks in Armenia based on the results of the first quarter of 2025.

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

In 2025, the income tax refund will amount to 100 billion drams - approximately 95 billion drams, said Chairman of the State Revenue Committee of Armenia Eduard Hakobyan.

In the consumer market of Armenia, 12-month inflation in May of this year amounted to 4.3%, according to the report of the National Statistical Committee (NSC) of Armenia.

Inflation in Armenia in 2024 was 0.3% and was quite low compared to similar countries, said Armenian Finance Minister Vahe Hovhannisyan.

The ratio of public debt to GDP in Armenia in 2024 was 48%, Finance Minister Vahe Hovhannisyan said.

In 2024, the state budget revenues of Armenia amounted to 2 trillion 579 billion 200 million drams, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said.

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.