YEREVAN, August 11. /ARКА/. The Board of the Central Bank of Armenia has sanctioned changes to the regulations governing the issuance and utilization of electronic money, with the goal of fostering a more efficient and competitive payment landscape.
Precise mathematical calculations, financial skills, and boundless enthusiasm: the latest stage of the Junius financial tournament has successfully concluded.
YEREVAN, August 10. /ARKA/. The average market exchange rate of the US dollar to the Armenian dram on the Armenian foreign exchange market, fell by 0.29 points on August 10, 2026, compared to August 7, to 365.88 drams.
Armenia's financial agenda last week was determined by the Central Bank's maintenance of current monetary conditions, indicators of the banking and non-banking credit sectors, capital market activity, the state of public debt, and decisions on attracting financing from international financial institutions.
The Armenian Ministry of Internal Affairs' cyber police have warned of a fraudulent advertisement actively spreading on social media, purporting to be a joint offer from AMIO Bank and Yandex Eats.
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 total public debt as of June 30, 2026, amounted to $13,900.932 million, an increase of $8.476 million compared to May 31, 2026, according to a report by the Statistical Committee of Armenia.
Armenia's interdepartmental commission will soon present for discussion an action plan to implement MONEYVAL recommendations, said Daniel Azatyan, Chairman of the Union of Banks of Armenia, in response to a question from ARKA news agency.
The net inflow of cross-border transfers to individuals in Armenia, received from abroad through the Armenian banking system, amounted to $1.38 billion in January-June 2026, compared to $587.6 million in January-June 2025, according to a report from the Central Bank of the Republic.
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
YEREVAN, August 11. /ARКА/. The Board of the Central Bank of Armenia has sanctioned changes to the regulations governing the issuance and utilization of electronic money, with the goal of fostering a more efficient and competitive payment landscape.
Precise mathematical calculations, financial skills, and boundless enthusiasm: the latest stage of the Junius financial tournament has successfully concluded.
YEREVAN, August 10. /ARKA/. The average market exchange rate of the US dollar to the Armenian dram on the Armenian foreign exchange market, fell by 0.29 points on August 10, 2026, compared to August 7, to 365.88 drams.
Armenia's financial agenda last week was determined by the Central Bank's maintenance of current monetary conditions, indicators of the banking and non-banking credit sectors, capital market activity, the state of public debt, and decisions on attracting financing from international financial institutions.
The Armenian Ministry of Internal Affairs' cyber police have warned of a fraudulent advertisement actively spreading on social media, purporting to be a joint offer from AMIO Bank and Yandex Eats.
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 total public debt as of June 30, 2026, amounted to $13,900.932 million, an increase of $8.476 million compared to May 31, 2026, according to a report by the Statistical Committee of Armenia.
Armenia's interdepartmental commission will soon present for discussion an action plan to implement MONEYVAL recommendations, said Daniel Azatyan, Chairman of the Union of Banks of Armenia, in response to a question from ARKA news agency.
The net inflow of cross-border transfers to individuals in Armenia, received from abroad through the Armenian banking system, amounted to $1.38 billion in January-June 2026, compared to $587.6 million in January-June 2025, according to a report from the Central Bank of the Republic.
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
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