At a meeting on Thursday, the Government of Armenia approved a loan agreement between the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Armenia - Sustainable Syunik program, the Special Investment Window of the Neighborhood and Enhanced Partnership Instrument+ (NIP+) in the amount of EUR 50 million.
About 1 billion drams have been allocated in Armenia for the program to support individuals with bad loans in Armenia, RA Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Arsen Torosyan announced at a government meeting on Thursday.
In the village of Areni, located in the Vayots Dzor region, the Stepanyan family has established a distinctive gastro yard within their ancestral home, honoring traditions while integrating modern practices.
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.
n the consumer market of Armenia, 12-month inflation in August of this year amounted to 3.6%, according to the report of the National Statistical Committee (NSC) of Armenia.
Armenia will receive 45.3 million euros from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to improve healthcare quality, said First Deputy Minister of Health of the Republic of Armenia Lena Nanushyan during a meeting of the parliamentary standing committee on financial, credit and budgetary issues.
As of July 31, 2025, Armenia's total public debt was recorded at $14,098.6 million, an increase from $13,852.1 million as of June 30, 2025,according to the Ministry of Finance.
ARKA news agency spoke with Freedom Broker Armenia Director Ovak Ovakimian about the transformation of investment thinking, company strategy and trust as an economic value.
Armenia's investment market is experiencing a period of active development: the number of issues is growing, digital technologies simplify access to financial instruments.
At a meeting on Thursday, the Government of Armenia approved a loan agreement between the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Armenia - Sustainable Syunik program, the Special Investment Window of the Neighborhood and Enhanced Partnership Instrument+ (NIP+) in the amount of EUR 50 million.
About 1 billion drams have been allocated in Armenia for the program to support individuals with bad loans in Armenia, RA Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Arsen Torosyan announced at a government meeting on Thursday.
In the village of Areni, located in the Vayots Dzor region, the Stepanyan family has established a distinctive gastro yard within their ancestral home, honoring traditions while integrating modern practices.
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.
n the consumer market of Armenia, 12-month inflation in August of this year amounted to 3.6%, according to the report of the National Statistical Committee (NSC) of Armenia.
Armenia will receive 45.3 million euros from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to improve healthcare quality, said First Deputy Minister of Health of the Republic of Armenia Lena Nanushyan during a meeting of the parliamentary standing committee on financial, credit and budgetary issues.
As of July 31, 2025, Armenia's total public debt was recorded at $14,098.6 million, an increase from $13,852.1 million as of June 30, 2025,according to the Ministry of Finance.
ARKA news agency spoke with Freedom Broker Armenia Director Ovak Ovakimian about the transformation of investment thinking, company strategy and trust as an economic value.
Armenia's investment market is experiencing a period of active development: the number of issues is growing, digital technologies simplify access to financial instruments.
A hypothetical ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine would not have a significant immediate impact on the banking sector of Central Asian and Caucasus countries, including Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, according to a commentary by S&P Global Ratings analysts, as reported by FrankMedia.
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.
On October 12, 2021, S&P Global Ratings assigned its ‘B+’ long-term foreign- and local-currency sovereign credit ratings to Armenia. At the same time, it assigned its ‘B’ short-term foreign- and local currency ratings. The outlook is positive. It also assigned its 'BB-' transfer and convertibility assessment to Armenia
U.S. stocks suffered their biggest one-day slide in nearly seven weeks on Monday as a withering selloff among energy companies, which closely tracked oil’s continued price slide, dragged down key benchmark indexes
Ireland’s credit rating was upgraded one level by Standard & Poor’s, which said the strengthening economy will help the government reduce its debt, Bloomberg reported
Standard and Poor's raised the outlook for India's "BBB-minus" rating to "stable" from "negative," saying the country's government mandate and improved political setting offered a conducive environment for reforms, Reuters reported
U.S. stocks edged higher on Tuesday to lift the S&P 500 just a hair above the 2,000 mark, its first close above that milestone, after data that pointed to a brighter future for the economy
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services yesterday revised the outlook to negative on 18 Russian banks and to stable on one other and affirmed the counterparty credit ratings on these banks. In addition, the ratings on 13 banks has been affirmed; their outlooks remain unchanged, S&P reports
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services affirmed the Arab Republic of Egypt's rating, citing evidence of bilateral donors' willingness to provide funding to avert an external financing crisis, the Wall Street Journal reported today
Rating Agency Standard and Poor`s raised on Wednesday Cyprus` long-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings to `CCC+` from `SD` (selective default) with a stable outlook, following the successful exchange of €1 billion government bond`s with longer maturities, RBC reported citing Reuters
Russian state-owned Oil Company Rosneft OJSC (Rosneft) has completed the acquisition of TNK-BP International Ltd. for $44.4 billion in cash and 12.84% of its treasury stock
