A unique greenhouse complex for tomato cultivation, equipped with artificial intelligence, robotics, and the latest technologies, has officially opened in the village of Nor Yedesia in the Aragatsotn region, according to the press service of Acba Bank.
The total investment portfolio of commercial banks in Armenia at the end of June 2026 amounted to 1,933,341,220 thousand drams, a decrease of 202.38 billion drams, or 9.48%, year-to-date.
Individuals in Armenia will be able to receive free electronic statements from commercial banks about their bank accounts, their balances, and the presence or absence of mutual obligations with the bank.
YEREVAN, August 10. /ARKA/. As of June 30, 2026, the total loan investment and leasing portfolio of Armenian credit institutions reached 681.8 billion drams, reflecting a 1.64% increase from the previous quarter and a 3.23% rise since the start of the year.
The international rating agency Moody's Ratings has revised the outlook on Armenia's sovereign rating from stable to positive, affirming its long-term issuer ratings in both local and foreign currencies at Ba3.
Armenia's financial agenda last week was determined by the Central Bank's inflation signals and monetary policy transmission, the state of international reserves, and the state's debt parameters.
External price pressure, rising local food prices, and a slight expansion of domestic demand contributed to the acceleration of annual inflation in Armenia from 3.9% in June 2025 to 5.1% in June 2026.
Armenia's gross international reserves at the end of July 2026 amounted to $6,188.6 million, compared to $5,896.2 million at the end of June, according to a Central Bank report.
Armenia's international reserves increased by approximately 40% year-on-year to a record $6.9 billion in June 2026, helping to strengthen the country's external reserves despite heightened geopolitical risks, according to a report by international rating agency S&P Global Ratings.
Armenia's public debt (excluding liquid assets) will remain broadly stable at just above 40% of GDP in the medium term, according to a report from the international rating agency S&P Global Ratings.
Amid the S&P 500's worst quarter since 2022, rising global anxiety, and persistent geopolitical uncertainty, investors are increasingly asking whether this is a temporary market reaction or a deeper shift in investment logic.
Capital market development in Armenia is increasingly dependent not only on the growth in the number of issues and the expansion of instruments, but also on the quality of the environment in which investors make decisions.
The digital infrastructure of the Armenian capital market has made significant progress in recent years, but the market still lacks a more robust regulatory and technological framework for the full development of new financial instruments.
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
A unique greenhouse complex for tomato cultivation, equipped with artificial intelligence, robotics, and the latest technologies, has officially opened in the village of Nor Yedesia in the Aragatsotn region, according to the press service of Acba Bank.
The total investment portfolio of commercial banks in Armenia at the end of June 2026 amounted to 1,933,341,220 thousand drams, a decrease of 202.38 billion drams, or 9.48%, year-to-date.
Individuals in Armenia will be able to receive free electronic statements from commercial banks about their bank accounts, their balances, and the presence or absence of mutual obligations with the bank.
YEREVAN, August 10. /ARKA/. As of June 30, 2026, the total loan investment and leasing portfolio of Armenian credit institutions reached 681.8 billion drams, reflecting a 1.64% increase from the previous quarter and a 3.23% rise since the start of the year.
The international rating agency Moody's Ratings has revised the outlook on Armenia's sovereign rating from stable to positive, affirming its long-term issuer ratings in both local and foreign currencies at Ba3.
Armenia's financial agenda last week was determined by the Central Bank's inflation signals and monetary policy transmission, the state of international reserves, and the state's debt parameters.
External price pressure, rising local food prices, and a slight expansion of domestic demand contributed to the acceleration of annual inflation in Armenia from 3.9% in June 2025 to 5.1% in June 2026.
Armenia's gross international reserves at the end of July 2026 amounted to $6,188.6 million, compared to $5,896.2 million at the end of June, according to a Central Bank report.
Armenia's international reserves increased by approximately 40% year-on-year to a record $6.9 billion in June 2026, helping to strengthen the country's external reserves despite heightened geopolitical risks, according to a report by international rating agency S&P Global Ratings.
Armenia's public debt (excluding liquid assets) will remain broadly stable at just above 40% of GDP in the medium term, according to a report from the international rating agency S&P Global Ratings.
Amid the S&P 500's worst quarter since 2022, rising global anxiety, and persistent geopolitical uncertainty, investors are increasingly asking whether this is a temporary market reaction or a deeper shift in investment logic.
Capital market development in Armenia is increasingly dependent not only on the growth in the number of issues and the expansion of instruments, but also on the quality of the environment in which investors make decisions.
The digital infrastructure of the Armenian capital market has made significant progress in recent years, but the market still lacks a more robust regulatory and technological framework for the full development of new financial instruments.
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
Armenian President Armen Sarkissian received today the Chairman of the Central Bank Martin Galstyan, who, according to Sarkissian's press office, told the president about what the regulator was doing to contain the inflation and ensure the normal functioning of the financial system of the country
Armenian President Armen Sarkissian received Wednesday the Head of the Armenian Office of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Paolo Spintigati, the presidential press office reports
ICICI Bank said earlier this week its non-executive chairman KV Kamath had relinquished his position at the bank to take over as the head of the BRICS-promoted New Development Bank (NDB)
Introducing a single Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) currency will require a long period of time, some ten to fifteen years, head of the Union of Banks of Armenia Samvel Chzmachyan said in his interview to ARKA
Armenia’s reserves are sufficient for prevention of financial instability, Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan said at a New Year reception in the central bank
European Central Bank (ECB) president Mario Draghi was today unveiled as ‘governor of the year' and the People's Bank of China (PBoC) as ‘central bank of the year' in the inaugural Central Banking awards
Cyprus has earmarked 340 million euros ($467.5 million) to help combat joblessness, which is expected to peak next year at over 19 percent in the bailed-out country, The Washington Post reported referring to AP
EBRD President, Sir Suma Chakrabarti will have a press conference on Friday, 19th July at 17:30 at the Elite Plaza in Yerevan, dedicated to his first official visit to Armenia as part of his tour of the South Caucasus countries.
