The amount of deposits in Armenia's commercial banks stood at AMD 6,463,958 million at the end of December 2024 against AMD 5,960,193 million at the end of September, according to the National Statistical Committee.
The volume of loans issued by commercial banks in Armenia as of the end of December 2024 amounted to 6,538,702 million drams, compared to 6,016,519 million drams at the end of September, according to a report by the National Statistical Committee of the country.
Fitch Ratings has affirmed ACBA Bank OJSC's (ACBA) Long-Term Foreign-Currency (LTFC) Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'BB-' and its Viability Rating (VR) at 'bb-'.
“When we talk about access to bank secrecy of a person, we mean the amount of his/her transactions. There is no access to the details of the transactions,” the head of Armenian State Revenue Committee (SRC) Eduard Hakobyan told a parliamentary discussion today on the universal income declaration.
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
Armenia's overall public debt as of December 31, 2024 amounted to $12,842,240,000, increasing by $274.4 million compared to November 30, 2024, the National Statistical Committee said.
Financial intermediation by the Armenian banking system in December 2024 continued to outpace economic activity, also characterized by a higher growth rate of loans compared to deposits, according to the Armenian Ministry of Finance's report titled "Review of Macroeconomic Developments. December 2024." Unlike December 2023, the growth in loan volumes (24.2%) exceeded the growth in deposit volumes (13.9%).
The inflation target in Armenia for the current year is set at 3%, and by the end of 2025 it will most likely approach the lower limit, Central Bank Chairman Martin Galstyan said at a press conference on Tuesday.
ACBA Bank and the Japan International Cooperation Agency, JICA, are launching a partnership, as a result of which ACBA Bank will invest $50 million in the development of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in Armenia.
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
Andranik Grigoryan, the CEO of Converse Bank, addressed key topics in an interview with AmCham magazine, including customer interests, digital financial services improvement, and Converse Bank's digital team organization. Read the full interview with Andranik Grigoryan
Armenia’s Central Bank is not planning to make changes to or revise its current regulatory framework designed for local commercial banks, the regulator’s press service said in response to ARKA News Agency's inquiry about whether it was planning to toughen prudential requirements for banks, particularly, the liquidity ratio because of the large inflow of non-resident funds
The amount of deposits in Armenia's commercial banks stood at AMD 6,463,958 million at the end of December 2024 against AMD 5,960,193 million at the end of September, according to the National Statistical Committee.
The volume of loans issued by commercial banks in Armenia as of the end of December 2024 amounted to 6,538,702 million drams, compared to 6,016,519 million drams at the end of September, according to a report by the National Statistical Committee of the country.
Fitch Ratings has affirmed ACBA Bank OJSC's (ACBA) Long-Term Foreign-Currency (LTFC) Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'BB-' and its Viability Rating (VR) at 'bb-'.
“When we talk about access to bank secrecy of a person, we mean the amount of his/her transactions. There is no access to the details of the transactions,” the head of Armenian State Revenue Committee (SRC) Eduard Hakobyan told a parliamentary discussion today on the universal income declaration.
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
Armenia's overall public debt as of December 31, 2024 amounted to $12,842,240,000, increasing by $274.4 million compared to November 30, 2024, the National Statistical Committee said.
Financial intermediation by the Armenian banking system in December 2024 continued to outpace economic activity, also characterized by a higher growth rate of loans compared to deposits, according to the Armenian Ministry of Finance's report titled "Review of Macroeconomic Developments. December 2024." Unlike December 2023, the growth in loan volumes (24.2%) exceeded the growth in deposit volumes (13.9%).
The inflation target in Armenia for the current year is set at 3%, and by the end of 2025 it will most likely approach the lower limit, Central Bank Chairman Martin Galstyan said at a press conference on Tuesday.
ACBA Bank and the Japan International Cooperation Agency, JICA, are launching a partnership, as a result of which ACBA Bank will invest $50 million in the development of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in Armenia.
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
Andranik Grigoryan, the CEO of Converse Bank, addressed key topics in an interview with AmCham magazine, including customer interests, digital financial services improvement, and Converse Bank's digital team organization. Read the full interview with Andranik Grigoryan
Armenia’s Central Bank is not planning to make changes to or revise its current regulatory framework designed for local commercial banks, the regulator’s press service said in response to ARKA News Agency's inquiry about whether it was planning to toughen prudential requirements for banks, particularly, the liquidity ratio because of the large inflow of non-resident funds
The Swiss stock exchange ended Thursday's session with a heavy loss after the Swiss National Bank unexpectedly decided to discontinue its currency ceiling, Vestifinance.ru reports
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