ArmInfo. According to the new forecast of the Central Bank for 2023, the unemployment rate will be below 13% (against the actual 13% in 2022), while according to its previous forecast (September), the bank expected an increase of up to 14%. But in the medium term, in parallel with the recovery in demand, the unemployment rate will stabilize near its long-term sustainable level of 15%. This is noted in the Central Bank's Monetary Policy Program (MPP) for Q4 2023, published at the end of December, where GDP growth expectations for 2023 indicate a less noticeable slowdown in rates to 8.3% (from 12.6% in 2022) and further to 6.1% in 2024 and 5.7% in 2025.
ArmInfo. AraratBank has been awarded the Best CSR Bank Armenia 2023 in the Global Banking & Finance Review awards 2023. This reputable award underscores the Bank's responsibility and commitment to the values of corporate social responsibility.
ArmInfo. According to the new forecast of the Central Bank for 2023, the unemployment rate will be below 13% (against the actual 13% in 2022), while according to its previous forecast (September), the bank expected an increase of up to 14%. But in the medium term, in parallel with the recovery in demand, the unemployment rate will stabilize near its long-term sustainable level of 15%. This is noted in the Central Bank's Monetary Policy Program (MPP) for Q4 2023, published at the end of December, where GDP growth expectations for 2023 indicate a less noticeable slowdown in rates to 8.3% (from 12.6% in 2022) and further to 6.1% in 2024 and 5.7% in 2025.
ArmInfo. AraratBank has been awarded the Best CSR Bank Armenia 2023 in the Global Banking & Finance Review awards 2023. This reputable award underscores the Bank's responsibility and commitment to the values of corporate social responsibility.
ArmInfo. Average y-o-y official inflation in Armenia will decrease to 2% in 2023, from 8.6% in 2022, but will then increase to 2.6% in 2024 and 3.5% in 2025. This is noted in the Central Bank's Monetary Policy Program (MPP) for Q4 2023, published at the end of December, where GDP growth expectations for 2023 indicate a less noticeable slowdown in rates to 8.3% (from 12.6% in 2022) and further to 6.1% in 2024 and 5.7% in 2025.
ArmInfo. The Central Bank of Armenia forecasts a decline in export and import volumes by 9.5% and 7.3% for 2024, after a sharp slowdown in growth in 2023 to 22.1- 30% (from 77.7-63.5% in 2022) . But according to the Central Bank's forecast, both exports and imports will grow by 2.6% and 3.2% in 2025. This is noted in the Central Bank's Monetary Policy Program (MPP) for Q4 2023, published at the end of December, where GDP growth expectations for 2023 indicate a less noticeable slowdown in rates to 8.3% (from 12.6% in 2022) and further to 6.1% in 2024 and 5.7% in 2025.
ArmInfo. Average y-o-y official inflation in Armenia will decrease to 2% in 2023, from 8.6% in 2022, but will then increase to 2.6% in 2024 and 3.5% in 2025. This is noted in the Central Bank's Monetary Policy Program (MPP) for Q4 2023, published at the end of December, where GDP growth expectations for 2023 indicate a less noticeable slowdown in rates to 8.3% (from 12.6% in 2022) and further to 6.1% in 2024 and 5.7% in 2025.
ArmInfo. The Central Bank of Armenia forecasts a decline in export and import volumes by 9.5% and 7.3% for 2024, after a sharp slowdown in growth in 2023 to 22.1- 30% (from 77.7-63.5% in 2022) . But according to the Central Bank's forecast, both exports and imports will grow by 2.6% and 3.2% in 2025. This is noted in the Central Bank's Monetary Policy Program (MPP) for Q4 2023, published at the end of December, where GDP growth expectations for 2023 indicate a less noticeable slowdown in rates to 8.3% (from 12.6% in 2022) and further to 6.1% in 2024 and 5.7% in 2025.
ArmInfo. In Armenia, the growth of economic activity in January-November 2023 slowed to 9.4% per annum (from last year's 14.4%), accompanied by a very noticeable slowdown in the upward dynamics of exports and imports.
ArmInfo. In Armenia, the price index of industrial products decreased in January-November 2023 compared to the same period in 2022 to 101.7% from last year's 102.9%. This was observed against the backdrop of a slowdown in annual growth in the industrial sector from 8.4% to 2.1% - to 2.4 trillion drams ($6.2 billion).