The net profit of Armenia's banking system for the first 6 months of 2025 exceeded AMD 200.7 billion, increasing by 20.51% compared to the beginning of the current year.
Out of the 15,000 citizens in Armenia who applied for a government-designed support program, 3,686 with bad loans have received it, said Daniel Azatyan, the head of the Union of Banks of Armenia (UBA), at a press conference today.
The reasons behind the recent failures in the national ArCa payment system are being studied with the involvement of international experts, announced the head of the Union of Banks of Armenia (UBA) Daniel Azatyan.
Agreements have been signed with over 500 citizens who have fallen victim to banking fraud in Armenia, said the head of the Union of Banks of Armenia (UBA) Daniel Azatyan.
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.
Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Khachatryan received World Bank Regional Director for the South Caucasus Rolande Pryce and newly appointed head of the WB Armenia office Fabrizio Zarcone, the government press service reported.
The Armenian government’s budget for the first half of the year was executed with a deficit of 39.2 billion drams, which is significantly lower than the projected deficit of 325.3 billion drams, according to a statement released by the Ministry of Finance today.
International rating agency Fitch expects inflation in Armenia to remain within the target level until 2027, although soft fiscal policy and the projected moderate weakening of the dram create certain risks.
A financial agreement for the Armenia-Sustainable Syunik Program has been signed in Luxembourg by Armenian Minister of Finance Vahe Hovhannisyan and Vice President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Teresa Czerwińska.
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.
The net profit of Armenia's banking system for the first 6 months of 2025 exceeded AMD 200.7 billion, increasing by 20.51% compared to the beginning of the current year.
Out of the 15,000 citizens in Armenia who applied for a government-designed support program, 3,686 with bad loans have received it, said Daniel Azatyan, the head of the Union of Banks of Armenia (UBA), at a press conference today.
The reasons behind the recent failures in the national ArCa payment system are being studied with the involvement of international experts, announced the head of the Union of Banks of Armenia (UBA) Daniel Azatyan.
Agreements have been signed with over 500 citizens who have fallen victim to banking fraud in Armenia, said the head of the Union of Banks of Armenia (UBA) Daniel Azatyan.
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.
Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Khachatryan received World Bank Regional Director for the South Caucasus Rolande Pryce and newly appointed head of the WB Armenia office Fabrizio Zarcone, the government press service reported.
The Armenian government’s budget for the first half of the year was executed with a deficit of 39.2 billion drams, which is significantly lower than the projected deficit of 325.3 billion drams, according to a statement released by the Ministry of Finance today.
International rating agency Fitch expects inflation in Armenia to remain within the target level until 2027, although soft fiscal policy and the projected moderate weakening of the dram create certain risks.
A financial agreement for the Armenia-Sustainable Syunik Program has been signed in Luxembourg by Armenian Minister of Finance Vahe Hovhannisyan and Vice President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Teresa Czerwińska.
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
