At a meeting on Thursday, the Armenian government approved measures and procedures for providing cashback on non-cash payments made by individuals through the Armenian Card (ArCa) national payment system.
The IMF views Armenia's banking system as well capitalized and liquid, said Umang Rawat, IMF Resident Representative in Armenia, in an interview with ARKA news agency.
Unibank has completed the placement of a new issuance of dram denominated perpetual bonds ahead of schedule. In total, perpetual bonds worth AMD 6.5 billion and USD 9 million were placed in December, resulting in heightened activity in Armenia’s securities market.
Banks in Armenia and Serbia have tightened checks on Russian transactions following Russia's inclusion on the EU's money laundering blacklist, RBC reports, citing lawyers and international business consultants.
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.
The combined loan portfolio of 17 Armenia-based commercial banks upped by 6.11% in Q2 2025 compared to Q1 2025, amounting to AMD 6.82 trillion, according to a ranking compiled by the ARKA news agency.
Moody's Ratings has upgraded Converse Bank CJSC's long-term local and foreign currency bank deposit ratings to Ba3 from B1, aligning the Bank’s rating with Armenia’s sovereign rating.
In November, annual inflation in Armenia fell to 3.1%, down from 3.7% in October, according to the World Bank's "Armenia Monthly Economic Update – December 2025."
In October, net non-commercial remittances sent to Armenia grew by 31.2% (annualized) compared to 16.2% in September, according to the World Bank’s "Armenia Monthly Economic Update - November 2025" report.
Financial capacity in Armenia has increased, and the established national targets have not only been met but also exceeded, said Martin Galstyan, Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia, during the presentation of the results of the 3rd national survey (barometer) "Assessment of Financial Capabilities of the Population of the Republic of Armenia."
Armenian Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Arsen Torosyan denied rumors that welfare recipients and pensioners will be prohibited from withdrawing cash starting January 1, 2026, calling them a "blatant lie."
Armenia's total public debt as of October 31, 2025, amounted to $14,173.212 million, a decrease of $22.676 million compared to September 30, 2025. This is stated in a report by the Statistical Committee of Armenia.
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
Interest in financial markets is growing in Armenia, and more and more people are thinking about how to build long-term capital. Many don't know where to start or how to avoid mistakes.
The need to improve financial literacy is increasingly being discussed in Armenia, but what does this really mean, and why is it important not only for individuals but for the entire economy?
Interest in investing in Armenia has grown significantly in recent years, and along with it, so has the need for accessible tools that allow one to take their first steps in the financial market.
At a meeting on Thursday, the Armenian government approved measures and procedures for providing cashback on non-cash payments made by individuals through the Armenian Card (ArCa) national payment system.
The IMF views Armenia's banking system as well capitalized and liquid, said Umang Rawat, IMF Resident Representative in Armenia, in an interview with ARKA news agency.
Unibank has completed the placement of a new issuance of dram denominated perpetual bonds ahead of schedule. In total, perpetual bonds worth AMD 6.5 billion and USD 9 million were placed in December, resulting in heightened activity in Armenia’s securities market.
Banks in Armenia and Serbia have tightened checks on Russian transactions following Russia's inclusion on the EU's money laundering blacklist, RBC reports, citing lawyers and international business consultants.
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.
The combined loan portfolio of 17 Armenia-based commercial banks upped by 6.11% in Q2 2025 compared to Q1 2025, amounting to AMD 6.82 trillion, according to a ranking compiled by the ARKA news agency.
Moody's Ratings has upgraded Converse Bank CJSC's long-term local and foreign currency bank deposit ratings to Ba3 from B1, aligning the Bank’s rating with Armenia’s sovereign rating.
In November, annual inflation in Armenia fell to 3.1%, down from 3.7% in October, according to the World Bank's "Armenia Monthly Economic Update – December 2025."
In October, net non-commercial remittances sent to Armenia grew by 31.2% (annualized) compared to 16.2% in September, according to the World Bank’s "Armenia Monthly Economic Update - November 2025" report.
Financial capacity in Armenia has increased, and the established national targets have not only been met but also exceeded, said Martin Galstyan, Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia, during the presentation of the results of the 3rd national survey (barometer) "Assessment of Financial Capabilities of the Population of the Republic of Armenia."
Armenian Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Arsen Torosyan denied rumors that welfare recipients and pensioners will be prohibited from withdrawing cash starting January 1, 2026, calling them a "blatant lie."
Armenia's total public debt as of October 31, 2025, amounted to $14,173.212 million, a decrease of $22.676 million compared to September 30, 2025. This is stated in a report by the Statistical Committee of Armenia.
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
Interest in financial markets is growing in Armenia, and more and more people are thinking about how to build long-term capital. Many don't know where to start or how to avoid mistakes.
The need to improve financial literacy is increasingly being discussed in Armenia, but what does this really mean, and why is it important not only for individuals but for the entire economy?
Interest in investing in Armenia has grown significantly in recent years, and along with it, so has the need for accessible tools that allow one to take their first steps in the financial market.
The total amount of non-cash transactions made in Armenia by using banking cards in 2018 soared by 47.2% from the previous year to 395.9 billion drams
Converse Bank has announced today the launch of traditional campaigns devoted to spring holidays. Within the framework of the first one, from March 1 to April 7
All types of plastic cards were used in Armenia in the third quarter of 2017 to make a total of 399.9 billion drams worth transactions, by 8.7% more than in the same time span of 2016, the Central Bank reported today
All types of plastic cards were used in Armenia in 2016 to make a total of 1.410.02 trillion drams worth transactions, by 2% less than in 2015, the Central Bank reported today
All types of plastic cards were used in Armenia to make 315.4 billion drams worth transactions in the first quarter of 2016, the Central Bank reported today adding also that the amount represented a 5.3% rise when compared with the same period of 2015
Plastic cards issued by Armenian commercial banks were used outside the country to make about 5.75 billion drams worth transactions in 2016 April, a 4.2% drop from the previous month, according to Central Bank’s bulletin. The number of transactions fell by 7 percent to 161,300
Transactions carried out abroad in February by using all the types of the plastic cards issued by Armenia’s commercial banks amounted to AMD 5.8 billion showing a 20.7% month-on-month decline
The plastic cards of Armenian commercial banks were used in July to make 6.4 billion drams worth transactions outside the country, a 36.5% increase from June, the Central Bank of Armenia said in its monthly bulleting for July. It said the total number of transactions rose to 110,000, an increase of 24 percent from June
The number of plastic cards, issued by Armenian Converse Bank to its customers in 2012 increased by 90% from the previous year to a total of 100 thousand, according to its chief executive officer Tigran Davtian
ANELIK BANK BOOM ENERGY VISA Classic card holders will enjoy unprecedented preferences in culture centers in Yerevan, Anelik Bank’s press office reports
Armenian banks, members of ArCA payment system, will suspend issuance of plastic cards from January 29 to February 14 in connection with upgrading the software of its processing company, the Union of Banks of Armenia said today in a press release
Armenia’s national payment system Armenian Card (ArCa) said today it has eliminated the failure in the operation of ATMs, which was reported Tuesday morning
