{"id":282779,"date":"2026-11-09T11:05:05","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T07:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/armbanks.am\/?p=282779"},"modified":"2026-11-09T11:05:07","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T07:05:07","slug":"armbanks-weekly-digest-key-events-of-the-financial-market-of-armenia-november-2-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/armbanks.am\/en\/2026\/11\/09\/282779\/","title":{"rendered":"Armbanks Weekly Digest: key events of the financial market of Armenia (November 2\u20138)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

YEREVAN, November 9. \/ARKA\/. <\/strong>Armenia’s financial agenda last week focused on tightening monetary policy, regulating bank liquidity and discussing public debt parameters. In the capital market, the expansion of debt instruments and the range of issuers continued, and the banking sector was faced with new issues of ensuring the security of remote financial services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Banking regulation: The Central Bank has tightened liquidity requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Central Bank of Armenia has tightened requirements for bank liquidity in relation to large concentrated foreign currency receipts. As Central Bank Chairman Martin Galstyan said on November 2 at parliamentary discussions of the draft state budget for 2027, the decision is aimed at limiting the risks associated with the possible outflow of significant amounts of funds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For banks, changing requirements may mean they need to consider the pattern of large foreign exchange inflows and potential outflows when managing liquidity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Monetary policy: The Central Bank raised the rate to 7% amid inflationary risks<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On November 3, the Council of the Central Bank of Armenia increased the monetary policy rate by 0.25 percentage points for the second time in a row. – up to 7%. Central Bank Chairman Martin Galstyan explained the continuation of the rate increase by the predominance of scenarios suggesting increased inflation risks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director of Freedom Broker Armenia Ovak Hovakimyan, in a comment to the ARKA agency, allowed a pause in raising rates at the next meeting of the Central Bank, provided that stable inflationary pressure weakens and there is no increase in external risks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For borrowers and investors, this may indicate changes in the terms of new loans and yields on debt instruments, while the impact on existing loan obligations depends on the terms of the contracts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Foreign exchange market: the dollar remained relatively stable, the ruble weakened<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the week, the Armenian foreign exchange market observed multidirectional dynamics of the main foreign currencies. According to the Central Bank, in the period from November 2 to November 6, the dollar exchange rate decreased slightly from 360.5 drams to 360.34 drams, the euro exchange rate dropped from 403.9 drams to 402.61 drams, and the ruble exchange rate fell from 4.4452 drams to 4.4001 drams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For banks and companies engaged in foreign economic transactions, such dynamics may retain the significance of the currency structure of settlements and obligations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Capital market: listing of CUBE Invest bonds and new issue of IDBank<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On November 4, the Armenian Stock Exchange (AMX) listed bonds of the investment company CUBE Invest with a total nominal volume of 5 billion drams. The company became the first investment organization in Armenia whose bonds were listed on the stock exchange.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On November 2, IDBank announced the first public offering of perpetual coupon bonds in the amount of $30 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both events reflect the expansion of debt instruments used in the Armenian market. The listing of CUBE Invest could increase the diversity of financial issuers, and the issuance of IDBank could provide a tool for open-ended capital raising.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Balance of payments: The Central Bank is concerned about statistical discrepancies of $816 million<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On November 3, the Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia, Martin Galstyan, called the volume of statistical discrepancies in the \u201cErrors and Omissions\u201d item of the country\u2019s balance of payments for 2025, amounting to $816 million, causing concern. The corresponding figure is given in the IMF report and reflects transactions that could not be fully reconciled within the framework of statistical accounting of foreign economic flows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the financial market, a significant amount of statistical discrepancy may indicate limitations in assessing the structure of cross-border capital flows. Improving the quality of accounting is important for analyzing the external stability of the economy, sources of financing the current account deficit and the movement of international reserves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Banking security: The Central Bank warned about a new remote credit fraud scheme<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On November 4, the Central Bank of Armenia reported cases of fraud in which attackers, disguised as utility service employees, gain access to citizens\u2019 personal data. Subsequently, this information is used for remote identification in financial applications, opening bank accounts and issuing consumer loans without the consent of the data owners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For banks, the regulator\u2019s warning may update issues of identity verification, control of remote execution of financial products and identification of suspicious transactions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Capital market: capitalization of shares on AMX reached 380.4 billion drams<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to data from the Armenian Stock Exchange published on November 6, the capitalization of the stock market in October amounted to 380.4 billion drams. The volume of exchange trading in shares during the reporting month reached about 289 million drams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For professional market participants, AMX data can serve as a guide when analyzing the structure of the stock market, investor activity and the availability of equity financing instruments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. Public debt: The Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank presented debt sustainability guidelines<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Armenia’s public debt will stabilize at about 47% of GDP, Finance Minister Vahe Hovhannisyan said on November 2 when presenting the draft state budget for 2027. Chairman of the Central Bank Martin Galstyan, presenting the regulator\u2019s conclusion on the draft budget on the same day, said that the ratio of public debt to GDP in 2027 is projected at 47.2%, by 0.7 percentage points. higher than expected in 2026. At the same time, the budget deficit is planned at 3.4% of GDP, which is approximately 0.6 percentage points. below the expected level for the current year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the government bond market, the indicated parameters characterize the medium-term conditions for managing sovereign debt. For investors, the debt structure, volumes of government borrowing and the cost of servicing obligations may be important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. Currency interventions: The Central Bank purchased $1.9 billion on the market in nine months<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the beginning of 2026 to September, the Central Bank of Armenia purchased about $1.9 billion on the foreign exchange market, Finance Minister Vahe Hovhannisyan said on November 2 during parliamentary discussions of the draft state budget. According to him, Armenia\u2019s international gross reserves have reached a historically high level of $6.7 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the foreign exchange market, the volume of transactions performed can characterize the scale of the regulator\u2019s participation in the context of the influx of foreign capital. For banks and companies, this data may be important in assessing foreign exchange liquidity and exchange rate formation factors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. Remittances: net inflows from abroad almost doubled<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The net influx of cross-border remittances from individuals to Armenia through the banking system in January\u2013September 2026 exceeded $2 billion compared to $1.02 billion for the same period last year, according to Central Bank data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the banking sector, an increase in the volume of cross-border transfers may have implications for foreign exchange liquidity, payment transactions and the structure of client receipts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11. Cross-border payments: restrictions on the export of cash rubles from the Russian Federation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On November 3, the State Revenue Committee of Armenia recalled restrictions on the export of cash Russian rubles from Russia to the EAEU countries, including Armenia, as well as Azerbaijan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia Martin Galstyan said on the same day that he does not see significant risks for labor migrants and relocants in connection with the imposed restrictions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For individuals, restrictions may impose additional requirements for the movement of cash across borders, and for businesses, the need to take into account the provided exceptions and documentary evidence of transactions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Results of the week<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The week was characterized by continued tightening of monetary conditions and increased focus on financial risk management. In the capital market, the expansion of debt instruments and the range of issuers continued, while data on capitalization and trading activity reflect the structure of the equity segment. Financial institutions remain focused on the cost of raising funds, interest rate and currency risks, as well as the security of banking operations and compliance with cross-border settlement requirements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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