Financial instruments for supporting small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) were discussed by Deputy Minister of Economy of Armenia Lilia Sirakanyan and bank representatives.
The Board of the Central Bank of Armenia has revoked the banking license of Ardshininvestbank CJSC (formerly HSBC Bank Armenia CJSC) following its merger with Ardshinbank CJSC.
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
ARKA News Agency has released the ranking of the biggest profit-gainers among Armenia's commercial banks for Jan-Sept 2019. The Armenian banking sector's aggregate net profit for Jan-Sept 2019 amounted to AMD 60.9 billion against the AMD 51.7 billion of the same period a year before showing a 18% year-on-year growth. All the 17 banks of the country operated with profits
Financial instruments for supporting small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) were discussed by Deputy Minister of Economy of Armenia Lilia Sirakanyan and bank representatives.
On the demand side, average real wages in Armenia have increased in 2025, and net money transfers have shown an upward trend, contributing to consumption growth, according to the World Bank's Armenia Monthly Economic Update – April 2025.
Armenia's National Assembly has ratified today a 102 million euro loan agreement with the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD, a WB division) on universal health coverage program.
Armenia’s National Assembly’s committee on health issues has approved the ratification of a 102 million euro loan agreement with the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) on the universal healthcare coverage program.
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.
On August 23, international credit rating agency S&P Global Ratings reaffirmed Armenia's long-term and short-term sovereign credit ratings in both foreign and local currency at "BB-/B." The agency also maintained its "stable" outlook for the country.
Financial instruments for supporting small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) were discussed by Deputy Minister of Economy of Armenia Lilia Sirakanyan and bank representatives.
The Board of the Central Bank of Armenia has revoked the banking license of Ardshininvestbank CJSC (formerly HSBC Bank Armenia CJSC) following its merger with Ardshinbank CJSC.
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
ARKA News Agency has released the ranking of the biggest profit-gainers among Armenia's commercial banks for Jan-Sept 2019. The Armenian banking sector's aggregate net profit for Jan-Sept 2019 amounted to AMD 60.9 billion against the AMD 51.7 billion of the same period a year before showing a 18% year-on-year growth. All the 17 banks of the country operated with profits
Financial instruments for supporting small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) were discussed by Deputy Minister of Economy of Armenia Lilia Sirakanyan and bank representatives.
On the demand side, average real wages in Armenia have increased in 2025, and net money transfers have shown an upward trend, contributing to consumption growth, according to the World Bank's Armenia Monthly Economic Update – April 2025.
Armenia's National Assembly has ratified today a 102 million euro loan agreement with the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD, a WB division) on universal health coverage program.
Armenia’s National Assembly’s committee on health issues has approved the ratification of a 102 million euro loan agreement with the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) on the universal healthcare coverage program.
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.
On August 23, international credit rating agency S&P Global Ratings reaffirmed Armenia's long-term and short-term sovereign credit ratings in both foreign and local currency at "BB-/B." The agency also maintained its "stable" outlook for the country.
Armenia's Central Bank expects the amount of private remittances sent to Armenia from Russia and other countries largely by labor migrants to grow this year by an average of 15-17%, Chairman of the Central Bank Martin Galstyan told reporters on Tuesday
More than $137.1 million were remitted to Armenia by individuals through banks in 2018 March for non-commercial purposes, by 7.54% more than in 2017 March, the Central Bank said
Over $1 756.4 million came to Armenia through banks in 2017 as individual noncommercial remittances – 14.5% or $223.6 million more than one year before, the Central Bank of Armenia reports on its website
Private remittances sent to Armenia in the first 9 months of 2017 grew by 15.5% from the same time span of 2016, Central Bank chairman Artur Javadyan told journalists on Monday. He added that the growth was registered in USD equivalent
Armenia is one of the three leading countries in Europe and Central Asia in terms of remittances sent home by labor migrants, according to the World Bank’s latest Regional Economic Update Migration and Mobility in Europe and Central Asia
More than $1 billion has come to Armenia through banks over a period between January and August 2017 as individual noncommercial money transfers, the Central Bank of Armenia reports on its official website
VTB Bank (Armenia) reported today a growth in remittances made in 2016, saying in a press release that their amount grew by 6% from the previous year, despite a decline in the overall amount of remittances. The Russian-owned bank accounted last year for 13% of all remittances
Private remittances sent to Armenia via banks in 2016 dropped by 6% from the year earlier to more than $1.5 billion, according to the Central Bank of Armenia
Armenia expects a modest growth in the volume of remittances in 2017, the bulk of which is sent by Armenian labor migrants working in the Russian Federation, finance minister Vardan Aramyan said today during a parliamentary hearing of the next year’s draft budget
Private remittances sent to Armenia in the first four months of 2016 via banks fell by 2.5% year-on-year to $377.7 million, the Central Bank of Armenia said in its monthly bulletin for April 2016
