The situation with the acceptance of Russian cash rubles by Armenian banks will be largely resolved, stated Daniel Azatyan, Chairman of the Union of Banks of Armenia.
Daniel Azatyan, Chairman of the Union of Banks of Armenia, believes the current number of commercial banks in the country is optimal, but theoretically allows for market consolidation.
The loan portfolio of Armenian banks in the first half of 2026 amounted to 8.8 trillion drams, up 11.5%, reported Daniel Azatyan, head of the Union of Banks of the Republic.
The total assets of Armenian banks as of June 30, 2026, amounted to 13.8 trillion drams, an increase of 8.1% since the beginning of the year, announced Daniel Azatyan, Chairman of the Union of Banks of Armenia.
Moody's, the international rating agency, simultaneously raised the outlook on Armenia's sovereign credit rating and changed the outlook on Acba Bank's Ba3 long-term deposit and issuer ratings from "stable" to "positive."
The international rating agency Moody's Ratings has revised the outlook on Armenia's sovereign rating from stable to positive, affirming its long-term issuer ratings in both local and foreign currencies at Ba3.
Armenia's interdepartmental commission will soon present for discussion an action plan to implement MONEYVAL recommendations, said Daniel Azatyan, Chairman of the Union of Banks of Armenia, in response to a question from ARKA news agency.
The net inflow of cross-border transfers to individuals in Armenia, received from abroad through the Armenian banking system, amounted to $1.38 billion in January-June 2026, compared to $587.6 million in January-June 2025, according to a report from the Central Bank of the Republic.
Armenia's $5.9 billion international reserves cover more than four months of imports and currently provide a fairly reliable hedge against external shocks.
Amid the S&P 500's worst quarter since 2022, rising global anxiety, and persistent geopolitical uncertainty, investors are increasingly asking whether this is a temporary market reaction or a deeper shift in investment logic.
Capital market development in Armenia is increasingly dependent not only on the growth in the number of issues and the expansion of instruments, but also on the quality of the environment in which investors make decisions.
The digital infrastructure of the Armenian capital market has made significant progress in recent years, but the market still lacks a more robust regulatory and technological framework for the full development of new financial 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
The situation with the acceptance of Russian cash rubles by Armenian banks will be largely resolved, stated Daniel Azatyan, Chairman of the Union of Banks of Armenia.
Daniel Azatyan, Chairman of the Union of Banks of Armenia, believes the current number of commercial banks in the country is optimal, but theoretically allows for market consolidation.
The loan portfolio of Armenian banks in the first half of 2026 amounted to 8.8 trillion drams, up 11.5%, reported Daniel Azatyan, head of the Union of Banks of the Republic.
The total assets of Armenian banks as of June 30, 2026, amounted to 13.8 trillion drams, an increase of 8.1% since the beginning of the year, announced Daniel Azatyan, Chairman of the Union of Banks of Armenia.
Moody's, the international rating agency, simultaneously raised the outlook on Armenia's sovereign credit rating and changed the outlook on Acba Bank's Ba3 long-term deposit and issuer ratings from "stable" to "positive."
The international rating agency Moody's Ratings has revised the outlook on Armenia's sovereign rating from stable to positive, affirming its long-term issuer ratings in both local and foreign currencies at Ba3.
Armenia's interdepartmental commission will soon present for discussion an action plan to implement MONEYVAL recommendations, said Daniel Azatyan, Chairman of the Union of Banks of Armenia, in response to a question from ARKA news agency.
The net inflow of cross-border transfers to individuals in Armenia, received from abroad through the Armenian banking system, amounted to $1.38 billion in January-June 2026, compared to $587.6 million in January-June 2025, according to a report from the Central Bank of the Republic.
Armenia's $5.9 billion international reserves cover more than four months of imports and currently provide a fairly reliable hedge against external shocks.
Amid the S&P 500's worst quarter since 2022, rising global anxiety, and persistent geopolitical uncertainty, investors are increasingly asking whether this is a temporary market reaction or a deeper shift in investment logic.
Capital market development in Armenia is increasingly dependent not only on the growth in the number of issues and the expansion of instruments, but also on the quality of the environment in which investors make decisions.
The digital infrastructure of the Armenian capital market has made significant progress in recent years, but the market still lacks a more robust regulatory and technological framework for the full development of new financial 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
For the first time in the history of Armenia's regulated securities market a trade transaction to the tune of 600 thousand US dollars was effected on the trading floor of corporate Eurobonds of the Armenia Securities Exchange (AMX)
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has engaged in its first reverse repo transaction in Armenia with Armswissbank, one of the leading banks in the country
No dollar sale-purchase transactions have been effected at NASDAQ OMX Armenia stock exchange over a period between September 12 and 16, the press office of the Central Bank of Armenia reports
A total of $1.5 million worth Eurobonds were traded at Armenia’s secondary securities market in 2015 July, down from $4.7 million traded in June, the Central Bank said in its monthly bulletin for July 2015
Internet transactions carried out by using payment cards issued by Armenian and foreign banks amounted to AMD 4.2 billion in late June 2015 – 19% more than in the previous month, the Central Bank of Armenia reports in the latest issue of its monthly bulletin
Armenia's Euro bond transactions at secondary market totaled $1.5 million in May 2015 against $7.2 million in April 2015, the Central Bank of Armenia says in its monthly bulletin
Eurobond transactions at Armenia’s secondary market totaled $8 million in March 2015, down from $24.2 million in February, the Central Bank of Armenia says in its monthly bulletin for March
The transactions made outside of Armenia by using Armenian commercial banks' plastic cards totaled AMD 4.4 billion in February 2015 showing a 44.28% month-on-month decline, according to the latest issue of the central bank's monthly bulletin
Total volume of all card transactions in Armenia amounted to about 108.2bln drams in September, an increase of 3.7% compared to August, reads the Central Bank of Armenia monthly information bulleting for September 2014
All types of plastic cards were used in Armenia to make 322.7 billion drams worth transactions in the third quarter, the Central Bnk reported today adding also that the amount represented a 20% rise when compared with the same period of 2013. It also said the number of transactions in the reporting period grew by 17% to 6,285,190
Eurobond transactions at Armenia’s secondary market totaled $2.5 million in June 2014 against $1 million in May 2014, the Central Bank of Armenia says in a fresh issue of its monthly bulletin
