Starting on February 26, Acba Bank launched a pre-sale of Visa Signature Limited Edition cards featuring Martiros Saryan's painting "Armenia" in a limited quantity of 500 pieces.
The Federation Council of the Russian Federation approved a law granting the board of directors of the Bank of Russia the right to determine on an annual basis the list of types of foreign currencies that can be contributed to pay for the authorized capital of credit organizations, insurance organizations and non-state pension funds (NPF), TASS reports.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) invested $132 million in Armenia in 2024, of which $96.7 million was invested in the public sector, $30 million in private sector projects, and $5.3 million in technical assistance, Narine Mehrabyan, ADB Public Relations and Communications Officer, told ARKA.
Accumulated profits and funds of the banks should be directed to investments, said Daniel Azatyan, Chairman of the Union of Banks of Armenia (UBA), in response to a question from ARKA news agency about forecasts for 2025 and the readiness of banks to contribute to the capital market development.
Daniel Azatyan, Chairman of the Union of Banks of Armenia (UBA), was asked why interest rates on loans have not decreased after the Central Bank reduced the refinancing rate.
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
The Federation Council of the Russian Federation approved a law granting the board of directors of the Bank of Russia the right to determine on an annual basis the list of types of foreign currencies that can be contributed to pay for the authorized capital of credit organizations, insurance organizations and non-state pension funds (NPF), TASS reports.
Inflation in Armenia rose to 1.7 percent (yoy) in January 2025, the highest yoy rate since April 2023, acording to the World Bank's “Armenia Monthly Economic Update - February 2024”.
ARKA News Agency announces the launch of the updated website Arkatelecom.am — the first specialized resource in the field of high technologies and telecommunications in Armenia, operating since 2008.
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.
In an exclusive interview with ARKA news agency CEO of Armenian Securities Exchange (AMX) Hayk Yeganyan spoke about the strategy of the exchange, prospects of the securities market development, as well as the obstacles on this path
Starting on February 26, Acba Bank launched a pre-sale of Visa Signature Limited Edition cards featuring Martiros Saryan's painting "Armenia" in a limited quantity of 500 pieces.
The Federation Council of the Russian Federation approved a law granting the board of directors of the Bank of Russia the right to determine on an annual basis the list of types of foreign currencies that can be contributed to pay for the authorized capital of credit organizations, insurance organizations and non-state pension funds (NPF), TASS reports.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) invested $132 million in Armenia in 2024, of which $96.7 million was invested in the public sector, $30 million in private sector projects, and $5.3 million in technical assistance, Narine Mehrabyan, ADB Public Relations and Communications Officer, told ARKA.
Accumulated profits and funds of the banks should be directed to investments, said Daniel Azatyan, Chairman of the Union of Banks of Armenia (UBA), in response to a question from ARKA news agency about forecasts for 2025 and the readiness of banks to contribute to the capital market development.
Daniel Azatyan, Chairman of the Union of Banks of Armenia (UBA), was asked why interest rates on loans have not decreased after the Central Bank reduced the refinancing rate.
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
The Federation Council of the Russian Federation approved a law granting the board of directors of the Bank of Russia the right to determine on an annual basis the list of types of foreign currencies that can be contributed to pay for the authorized capital of credit organizations, insurance organizations and non-state pension funds (NPF), TASS reports.
Inflation in Armenia rose to 1.7 percent (yoy) in January 2025, the highest yoy rate since April 2023, acording to the World Bank's “Armenia Monthly Economic Update - February 2024”.
ARKA News Agency announces the launch of the updated website Arkatelecom.am — the first specialized resource in the field of high technologies and telecommunications in Armenia, operating since 2008.
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.
In an exclusive interview with ARKA news agency CEO of Armenian Securities Exchange (AMX) Hayk Yeganyan spoke about the strategy of the exchange, prospects of the securities market development, as well as the obstacles on this path
Consumer prices in Armenia in September 2021 were up 8.9% compared to September 2020, according to numbers, released today by the National Statistical Committee (NSC)
Armenian prices in September 2020 dropped by 0.2%, the chairman of the Central Bank Martin Galstyan said today, adding that in 2019 September the price index saw 0.2% inflation
Armenian banks provided loans totaling AMD 2 975.9 billion in September, and this is 0.77% or by AMD 22.8 billion more than I the previous month, the Central Bank of Armenia reports
Private remittances sent to Armenia via banks for non-commercial purposes in September 2018 dropped by 5.4% from the same month a year ago to a little more than $151.6 million
Armenian consumer prices in September 2018 were 3.5% higher from September 2017, according to the latest numbers, released by the National Statistical Committee (NSC)
The total capital of the Central Bank of Armenia amounted to AMD 17.3 billion in late September 2016 against AMD 2.6 billion in late December 2015, the regulator’s press office reported on Wednesday
Armenian banks’ capital adequacy ratio (the ratio of a bank’s capital to its risks) in 2016 September was the highest over the last five years rising to 18.4%, the Central Bank of Armenia said
Private remittances sent to Armenia via banks in 2016 September increased by 0.37% when compared to the previous month to $146.8 million, according to the Central Bank of Armenia
In late September Armenian commercial banks’ overdue loans were 0.83 percent down from the previous month standing at 27.69 billion drams, making 1.46% of total loans
Monetary base in Armenia shrank 1.7% in September 2014, compared with August, to AMD 718.8 billion, National Statistical Service reports referring to the figures received from the Central Bank of Armenia
