ArmInfo. In the third quarter of 2023, the growth leaders in the Eurasian Economic Union in terms of trading volumes were the stock exchanges of Armenia and Kazakhstan, including the Astana International Exchange (AIX), which recorded significant growth for the third quarter in a row. This is evidenced by data from the Department of Statistics of the EEC (Eurasian Economic Commission).
In particular, during the reporting period on the Armenian Stock Exchange (AMX), trading volumes on an annualized basis increased significantly from $72.1 million to $602.6 million. At the same time, REPO transactions dominate (83.3% or $501.9 million), the volume of which increased over the year factor of. This is followed by transactions with government bonds - $100.6 million, with a 2-fold increase over the year. According to the source, there were no transactions in shares or corporate bonds on AMX in the third quarter.
Trading on the stock exchanges of Russia, Belarus and Kyrgyzstan showed a decline.
The Armenian Stock Exchange (AMX) is the only operator of the regulated securities market of Armenia. AMX organizes trading in both securities and other financial instruments. The Armenian Stock Exchange is the holder of 100% shares of the Central Depository of Armenia.
On May 24, 2022, the Council of the Central Bank of Armenia agreed to the acquisition of the Armenian Stock Exchange (WFA) by the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WFB). Under this agreement, the Warsaw Stock Exchange acquired 65.03% (967 shares) of the Armenian Stock Exchange. The Central Bank retained a shareholding of 25.02% of the shares, and the remaining 9.95% was retained by the Armenian Stock Exchange. The transaction cost was about AMD 873mln.
