The Armenian government is expected to allocate 205 million drams to continue a program designed to stimulate the economic activity of individuals with bad loans in June and July of 2025.
One of the most anticipated events in the Armenian tech community, Sevan Startup Summit, once again brought together startups, innovators, investors, mentors and tech specialists to communicate in a formal and informal setting and establish new business connections.
14,757 applications for writing off bad loans have been received in Armenia within the framework of the relevant state support program, which started on February 1, 2025.
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 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
International rating agency Fitch expects inflation in Armenia to remain within the target level until 2027, although soft fiscal policy and the projected moderate weakening of the dram create certain risks.
A financial agreement for the Armenia-Sustainable Syunik Program has been signed in Luxembourg by Armenian Minister of Finance Vahe Hovhannisyan and Vice President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Teresa Czerwińska.
A criminal group operating in one of the capital's business centers and stealing citizens' money through Internet calls has been exposed in Armenia, the Investigative Committee of Armenia reports.
According to EDB forecasts, Armenia's economy will stabilize on a 5.5% growth trajectory with domestic demand remaining the main driver of development.
ARKA news agency spoke with Freedom Broker Armenia Director Ovak Ovakimian about the transformation of investment thinking, company strategy and trust as an economic value.
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.
The Armenian government is expected to allocate 205 million drams to continue a program designed to stimulate the economic activity of individuals with bad loans in June and July of 2025.
One of the most anticipated events in the Armenian tech community, Sevan Startup Summit, once again brought together startups, innovators, investors, mentors and tech specialists to communicate in a formal and informal setting and establish new business connections.
14,757 applications for writing off bad loans have been received in Armenia within the framework of the relevant state support program, which started on February 1, 2025.
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 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
International rating agency Fitch expects inflation in Armenia to remain within the target level until 2027, although soft fiscal policy and the projected moderate weakening of the dram create certain risks.
A financial agreement for the Armenia-Sustainable Syunik Program has been signed in Luxembourg by Armenian Minister of Finance Vahe Hovhannisyan and Vice President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Teresa Czerwińska.
A criminal group operating in one of the capital's business centers and stealing citizens' money through Internet calls has been exposed in Armenia, the Investigative Committee of Armenia reports.
According to EDB forecasts, Armenia's economy will stabilize on a 5.5% growth trajectory with domestic demand remaining the main driver of development.
ARKA news agency spoke with Freedom Broker Armenia Director Ovak Ovakimian about the transformation of investment thinking, company strategy and trust as an economic value.
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.
The two-year strategy for the development of the CMTPL sphere, approved in Armenia at the beginning of 2025, is an important step for the development of this market segment, said Armen Nurbekyan, Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia, Chairman of the Board of the Auto Insurers Bureau, at an event dedicated to the 15th anniversary of the Bureau.
The Central Bank of Armenia warns motorists against a new type of fraud, saying in a statement that after looking into a set of reports and notifications of citizens, it has been found that recently there has been an increase in cases when unknown persons present themselves as employees of insurance companies and offer to conclude compulsory motor third-party liability insurance (CMTPL) contracts remotely.
The impact of the war in Ukraine and sanctions on Russia are likely to be significant given Armenia’s strong economic links with Russia, according to the World Bank's Europe and Central Asia Economic Update, Spring 2022 report. The WB has downgraded its growth forecast for Armenia for 2022 to 1.2% from the pre-war 5.3%.
Six Armenia-based insurance companies collected a total of 29.9 billion drams in the first 9 months of 2019 as premiums for mandatory insurance of vehicles and paid 16.7 billion drams in damage compensation claims
Six Armenia-based insurance companies collected a total of 22.5 billion drams of insurance premiums in the first 9 months of 2015, a 0.13% year-on-year growth
On January 1, 2013 Armenia began introducing the so-called bonus-malus system designed to reduce an insurance premium, especially one covering a motor vehicle, if no claims have been made within a specified period
Armenia’s insurance companies, mandatory car insurance market leaders for collected insurance premiums and paid compensations, have collected AMD 7.89 billion or 65.2% of the market’s premiums over the period between January 1 and June 30.
