Armenia plans to extend the cashback program for non-cash payments for pensioners and benefit recipients until December 31, 2026, announced RA Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Arsen Torosyan.
Acba Bank and Proparco, a member of the French Development Agency, reviewed the results of their year-long cooperation. A year ago, Proparco became a shareholder in Acba Bank, acquiring a 10% stake, the bank's press service reported.
In September, commercial bank deposits grew 1.1 percent (mom) and credit expanded 2.1 percent. This is stated in the World Bank’s review “Armenia Monthly Economic Update – November 2025”.
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.
At a meeting on Thursday, the Armenian government approved the ratification of a loan agreement with the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) for the €120.5 million tourism and regional infrastructure program in Armenia.
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.
Armenia plans to extend the cashback program for non-cash payments for pensioners and benefit recipients until December 31, 2026, announced RA Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Arsen Torosyan.
Acba Bank and Proparco, a member of the French Development Agency, reviewed the results of their year-long cooperation. A year ago, Proparco became a shareholder in Acba Bank, acquiring a 10% stake, the bank's press service reported.
In September, commercial bank deposits grew 1.1 percent (mom) and credit expanded 2.1 percent. This is stated in the World Bank’s review “Armenia Monthly Economic Update – November 2025”.
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.
At a meeting on Thursday, the Armenian government approved the ratification of a loan agreement with the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) for the €120.5 million tourism and regional infrastructure program in Armenia.
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 board of the Central Bank of Armenia decided Tuesday at its meeting to leave the key refinancing rate unchanged - at 5.5%, the press office of the regulator reports
Interest rates on short-term and long-term deposits in the national currency, the dram, increased on average by 1.1% in October to 14.8%, the Central Bank of Armenia said today
The exchange rate of Armenia’s national currency in a balanced state, Vache Gabrielyan, the vice-premier and the minister of international integration and reforms, said on Wednesday
Interest rates on loans in Armenian national currency, the dram, may drop depending on inflation forecasts, monetary policies and the refinancing rate, a deputy governor of the Central Bank, Nerses Yeritsyan, told the parliament on Tuesday
The Bank of Russia left the key interest rate unchanged Friday at 11%, citing ruble-driven inflationary risks, and said that its further rate decisions will depend on the risks of inflation and cooling of the economy
Interest rates on short-term and long-term loans provided by Armenian banks grew in July, according to a statement placed on Central Bank’s official website
The European Central Bank (ECB) governing board voted today to keep the benchmark refinancing rate at its current all-time low of 0.05%, Finmarket.ru reported
Fitch Ratings said it has assigned Dilijan Finance B.V.'s upcoming issue of senior unsecured notes an expected Long-term rating of 'B+(EXP)' and a Recovery Rating of 'RR4'. These limited recourse notes are to be used solely for financing a US dollar-denominated loan to Ardshinbank CJSC (Ardshin)
Brazil’s antitrust agency is investigating banking giants Citigroup Inc., HSBC Holdings PLC, Deutsche Bank AG and a long list of their peers on suspicion of forming a cartel to manipulate the exchange rate of the Brazilian currency, the real, The Wall Street Journal reports
In a surprise move, Sweden’s central bank on Thursday cut its main interest and increased its bond buying program as it stepped up its battle to raise inflation amid rising economic uncertainty triggered by the Greek crisis, vestifinance reports citing The Wall Street Journal (WSJ)
