The Central Bank of Armenia has decided to maintain the countercyclical capital buffer at 1.75%. This decision was made following an assessment of the macro-financial landscape and trends within the credit market.
In the first quarter of 2025, all 18 commercial banks in Armenia ranked among the top 1,000 taxpayers, collectively contributing AMD 28.3 billion in taxes and duties, as reported by the State Revenue Committee.
In February 2025, deposits in Armenian commercial banks grew by 1% (MoM), while loans decreased by 0.1% (MoM), in both cases the changes were due to funds denominated in drams.
The Armenian Parliamentary Committee on Financial, Credit and Budgetary Affairs gave a positive conclusion at its meeting on Friday on the ratification of the agreement on the investment grant for the "Second Yerevan Energy Efficiency Program" in the amount of EUR 10.1 million.
Financial instruments for supporting small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) were discussed by Deputy Minister of Economy of Armenia Lilia Sirakanyan and bank representatives.
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
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Iva Petrova visited Yerevan from March 31 to April 10, 2025, to conduct discussions for the fifth review under the Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) with Armenia.
Financial instruments for supporting small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) were discussed by Deputy Minister of Economy of Armenia Lilia Sirakanyan and bank representatives.
On the demand side, average real wages in Armenia have increased in 2025, and net money transfers have shown an upward trend, contributing to consumption growth, according to the World Bank's Armenia Monthly Economic Update – April 2025.
Armenia's National Assembly has ratified today a 102 million euro loan agreement with the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD, a WB division) on universal health coverage program.
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 Central Bank of Armenia has decided to maintain the countercyclical capital buffer at 1.75%. This decision was made following an assessment of the macro-financial landscape and trends within the credit market.
In the first quarter of 2025, all 18 commercial banks in Armenia ranked among the top 1,000 taxpayers, collectively contributing AMD 28.3 billion in taxes and duties, as reported by the State Revenue Committee.
In February 2025, deposits in Armenian commercial banks grew by 1% (MoM), while loans decreased by 0.1% (MoM), in both cases the changes were due to funds denominated in drams.
The Armenian Parliamentary Committee on Financial, Credit and Budgetary Affairs gave a positive conclusion at its meeting on Friday on the ratification of the agreement on the investment grant for the "Second Yerevan Energy Efficiency Program" in the amount of EUR 10.1 million.
Financial instruments for supporting small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) were discussed by Deputy Minister of Economy of Armenia Lilia Sirakanyan and bank representatives.
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
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Iva Petrova visited Yerevan from March 31 to April 10, 2025, to conduct discussions for the fifth review under the Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) with Armenia.
Financial instruments for supporting small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) were discussed by Deputy Minister of Economy of Armenia Lilia Sirakanyan and bank representatives.
On the demand side, average real wages in Armenia have increased in 2025, and net money transfers have shown an upward trend, contributing to consumption growth, according to the World Bank's Armenia Monthly Economic Update – April 2025.
Armenia's National Assembly has ratified today a 102 million euro loan agreement with the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD, a WB division) on universal health coverage program.
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.
According to a decision of the Armenian government, starting from January 1, 2022 pensions will be paid only in cashless form. The decision applies to all seniors under the age of 75 and those who are not granted 1st or 2nd category disability
On September 30, 2021, the volume of assets managed by Amundi-ACBA Asset Management reached 220 billion drams, having increased by more than 7 billion drams in the third quarter alone, the press service of Acba bank reported today
The Central Bank of Armenia said the rumors than pensioners failed to get their pensions as banks were closed on January 3 and 4, are not true, CBA’s press office reported
Failure to introduce the funded pension scheme in Armenia may reduce the country’s rating, general director of NASDAQ OMX Armenia Konstantin Saroyan said in his interview to civilnet.am
Armenia’s State Pension Service, a unit of Labor and Social Security Ministry, said it has signed agreements with 13 local commercial banks which will pay pensions to retirees.
Armenian Armbusinessbank said today it has concluded an agreement with the ministry of labor and social security on payment of old-age and retirement pensions.
