Finance Minister Vahe Hovhannisyan has been appointed as Armenia's Governor on the Board of Governors of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), according to a decree by RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.
The Armenian payment and settlement system UBPay has announced a partnership with iSend, a global company that specializes in offering seamless money transfer solutions. This collaboration expands the options available to UBPay customers, providing access to transfers to the United States, Canada, India, Australia, Singapore, and European countries.
Quiet, heartfelt, and melodic: the recording and presentation of the album "Symphonic Lullabies" took place in collaboration with Acba Bank, the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund, and the State Symphony Orchestra of Armenia.
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 the next meeting of the Central Bank of Armenia, the refinancing rate will be maintained at 6.75%, according to Georgi Melkonyan, head of Freedom Academy.
Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan discussed details of current programs and potential new areas of cooperation with the new head of the European Investment Bank (EIB) regional office in the South Caucasus, Stella Renita.
At a meeting on Thursday, the Armenian government approved the signing of a loan and grant agreement with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for the Transformative Housing Reforms for Improved Vitality and Empowerment (THRIVE) Program.
The universal cashback system developed in Armenia for cashless payments is planned to launch on January 1, 2026, Finance Minister Vahe Hovhannisyan announced during a parliamentary discussion of the 2026 draft state budget.
Given the projected exchange rate of the Armenian dram, the public debt-to-GDP ratio will stabilize in the 50-60% range in the medium term, stated Armenian Finance Minister Vahe Hovhannisyan.
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.
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.
Finance Minister Vahe Hovhannisyan has been appointed as Armenia's Governor on the Board of Governors of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), according to a decree by RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.
The Armenian payment and settlement system UBPay has announced a partnership with iSend, a global company that specializes in offering seamless money transfer solutions. This collaboration expands the options available to UBPay customers, providing access to transfers to the United States, Canada, India, Australia, Singapore, and European countries.
Quiet, heartfelt, and melodic: the recording and presentation of the album "Symphonic Lullabies" took place in collaboration with Acba Bank, the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund, and the State Symphony Orchestra of Armenia.
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 the next meeting of the Central Bank of Armenia, the refinancing rate will be maintained at 6.75%, according to Georgi Melkonyan, head of Freedom Academy.
Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan discussed details of current programs and potential new areas of cooperation with the new head of the European Investment Bank (EIB) regional office in the South Caucasus, Stella Renita.
At a meeting on Thursday, the Armenian government approved the signing of a loan and grant agreement with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for the Transformative Housing Reforms for Improved Vitality and Empowerment (THRIVE) Program.
The universal cashback system developed in Armenia for cashless payments is planned to launch on January 1, 2026, Finance Minister Vahe Hovhannisyan announced during a parliamentary discussion of the 2026 draft state budget.
Given the projected exchange rate of the Armenian dram, the public debt-to-GDP ratio will stabilize in the 50-60% range in the medium term, stated Armenian Finance Minister Vahe Hovhannisyan.
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.
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.
Unibank is carrying out a new promotion for legal entities and individuals, in the scope of which it has decreased the tariffs for the international SWIFT transfers
The Unibank has extended its special offer enabling clients to make international money transfers via the SWIFT system free of charge or at a reduced rate until March 31, 2021
Unibank has decreased Swift international transfer commission for legal entities and individual entrepreneurs, the press office of the bank reported on Wednesday
Unibank is the first bank in Armenia that has successfully gone through the certification process for compliance with the security standards of the SWIFT payment system
Prompted by the growing demand from its customers the Yerevan-based Unibank has announced today a special offer, designed to make money transfers via the SWIFT system to the most popular destinations more affordable
The Russian-owned Areximbank-Gazprombank Group said today the amount of remittances in foreign currencies made by using SWIFT system in the first 9 months of the year grew by 63% from the year before
Andrei Kostin, CEO of VTB Group, Russia's second largest bank, said on Friday he does not believe that the European Union will cut Russia off the SWIFT inter-bank financial system
