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.
Armenia's Central Bank chairman Arthur Javadyan has left for Washington, US, to attend the annual session of the governing boards of the World Bank (WB) and International Monetary Fund (IMF)
The U.S. economy is strengthening and an interest rate increase in June remains a possibility, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester said in an interview on Bloomberg Television in Paris on Monday
U.S. student debt has climbed to an all-time high, despite a decrease in consumer debt for all other major lending categories such as automotive debt, credit card and home equity loans, CNBC reported. Behind mortgages, student loans are the second largest debt class
Fitch Ratings kept its AAA rating on U.S. debt and said the outlook for that rating is stable. The announcement stood in contrast to the change in its rating for Russia, which it reported had received a negative outlook, down from stable, on its BBB rating, Prime reported
A measure of U.S. consumer sentiment slipped this month as stock markets fell, though confidence remained at a healthy level, the Associated Press reported
The euro extended gains against the dollar on Thursday following the release of a flurry of U.S. data, as expectations for further monetary easing by the European Central Bank
Treasuries rallied with gold and the dollar retreated after slower growth in U.S. payrolls last month eased concern stimulus cuts would accelerate. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index rose to cap a weekly gain
Janet Yellen, vice chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve, said Wednesday that she would focus on getting more Americans back to work, as she was nominated by President Barack Obama to succeed Ben Bernanke as head of the central bank, banks.ru reports citing Reuters
U.S. stocks fell, with the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index’s halting two days of gains, after Secretary of State John Kerry said the president will hold Syria’s government accountable for using chemical weapons
Moody's Investors Service put the debt ratings of the six largest U.S. banks on review, reflecting uncertainty regarding U.S. policies for supporting distressed banks