All 17 commercial banks operating in Armenia were included in the list of the top 1,000 taxpayers in 2025, having paid a total of 162.14 billion drams to the state budget.
The loan portfolio of the Armenian banking system as of December 31, 2025, amounted to 7.7 trillion drams, an increase of 22.66% compared to the fourth quarter of 2024.
At a meeting on Thursday, the Armenian government approved a proposal to sign a $150 million loan agreement with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) under the "Fiscal Sustainability and Financial Markets Development.
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.
In December 2025, Armenia's inflation increased to 3.3 percent (yoy) from 3.1 percent (yoy) in November, according to World Bank's Armenia Monthly Economic Update – January 2026.
In November 2025, net non-commercial money transfers grew by 28.8 percent (yoy), , according to World Bank's 'Armenia Monthly Economic Update – January 2026.'
EasyPay LLC informs that, as a result of Viva Armenia CJSC unilaterally terminating the cooperation, starting from February 1, 2026, payments for Viva Armenia CJSC services will no longer be accepted through EasyPay payment 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
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.
All 17 commercial banks operating in Armenia were included in the list of the top 1,000 taxpayers in 2025, having paid a total of 162.14 billion drams to the state budget.
The loan portfolio of the Armenian banking system as of December 31, 2025, amounted to 7.7 trillion drams, an increase of 22.66% compared to the fourth quarter of 2024.
At a meeting on Thursday, the Armenian government approved a proposal to sign a $150 million loan agreement with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) under the "Fiscal Sustainability and Financial Markets Development.
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.
In December 2025, Armenia's inflation increased to 3.3 percent (yoy) from 3.1 percent (yoy) in November, according to World Bank's Armenia Monthly Economic Update – January 2026.
In November 2025, net non-commercial money transfers grew by 28.8 percent (yoy), , according to World Bank's 'Armenia Monthly Economic Update – January 2026.'
EasyPay LLC informs that, as a result of Viva Armenia CJSC unilaterally terminating the cooperation, starting from February 1, 2026, payments for Viva Armenia CJSC services will no longer be accepted through EasyPay payment 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
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.
Armenian Central Bank's forex reserves stand now at record $487.7 million, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told the parliament today. He said the regulator replenished the forex reserves to this 'unprecedented' level after buying a substantial amount of foreign currency
Reserves for possible losses at banks of Armenia totaled AMD 149.5 billion in Jan-Sept 2018 showing a 27.4% growth, compared with the same period a year before
Armenian banks increased their reserves for possible loan losses by 17.7% in the first 9 months of 2017 to 177.3 billion drams, according to ARKA news agency’s bulletin ‘Banks of Armenia" for the third quarter of 2017
In the first quarter of 2017 Armenia-based commercial banks increased their reserves for possible credit losses by 18.9 billion drams or 22.7% from the year before to 102.7 billion drams
Armenia’s gross international reserves totaled $1 626.27 million in late March after shrinking 8.3% or by $149 million over the first quarter, the Central Bank of Armenia says in its preliminary report
The IMF recommends the Central Bank of Armenia to buy dollars by this summer to prevent serious fluctuations in the forex market and to ensure the required buffer reserves, the head of the IMF mission in Armenia Mark Horton told reporters on Wednesday
Armenia’s gross international reserves fell by 33.8% or $762.3 million $1,489.3 million in December 2014, as compared to the beginning of the year, says the central bank
Armenia’s gross international reserves meet all sufficiency criteria more than needed, the Central Bank of Armenia says in its ‘Adequacy of Armenia’s International Reserves’ study
