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.
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
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
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).
In the consumer market of Armenia, the 12-month inflation rate in March of this year amounted to 3.3%, according to a report by the National Statistical Committee (NSC) of Armenia.
Armenia's investment market is experiencing a period of active development: the number of issues is growing, digital technologies simplify access to financial instruments.
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.
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.
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
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
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).
In the consumer market of Armenia, the 12-month inflation rate in March of this year amounted to 3.3%, according to a report by the National Statistical Committee (NSC) of Armenia.
Armenia's investment market is experiencing a period of active development: the number of issues is growing, digital technologies simplify access to financial instruments.
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.
In partnership with ACBA Leasing, four new poultry houses equipped with the latest technology were founded at the Nubarashen poultry farm, the press service of Acba bank said today
Armenian Vice Premier Mher Grigoryan received Tuesday newly appointed Asian Development Bank Armenia Country Director Paolo Spantigati, who presented a new five-year ADB-Armenia partnership strategy to the vice-premier, the press office of the Armenian government reports
Arthur Javadyan, the head of the Central Bank of Armenia, received Tuesday a delegation headed by International Monetary Fund Regional Director for Middle East and Central Asia Jihad Azour, the press office of the central bank reports
The World Bank is preparing the Country’s Partnership Framework strategic document that defines the cooperation priorities for the next four years with Armenia
SAP, one of the world's largest enterprise software vendors, has signed a contract with ACBA-CREDIT AGRICOLE BANK, the first bank in Armenia to conduct a large-scale digital transformation of its business by using SAP enterprise software
Armenia’s financial ombudswoman, Piruz Sargsyan, said today ACBA -CREDIT AGRICOLE BANK and VTB Bank (Armenia) were the agency’s best bank partners last year
Bank VTB (Armenia) said today it has signed a long-term partnership agreement with Russian-owned Electrical Networks of Armenia distributing company to handle its special bank account.
