ArmInfo.At its meeting today, the Board of the Central Bank of Armenia decided to reduce the refinancing rate by 0.5 pp, setting it at 8.75%.
ArmInfo.At its meeting today, the Board of the Central Bank of Armenia decided to reduce the refinancing rate by 0.5 pp, setting it at 8.75%.
ArmInfo. The net profit of Armenian banks dropped by 9.2% in 2023 (after 3-fold increase in 2022), amounting to 229.8 billion drams ($567.8 million) due to the deterioration of the y-o-y dynamics of non-interest income from a 4-fold increase to an almost 2-fold decline. Moreover, on a quarterly terms, profit began to decrease in Q3, then fell sharply down (-35%) in Q4, according to the data of the Express Ranking of Banks of Armenia as of December 31, 2023, prepared by ArmInfo IC.
ArmInfo. The net profit of Armenian banks dropped by 9.2% in 2023 (after 3-fold increase in 2022), amounting to 229.8 billion drams ($567.8 million) due to the deterioration of the y-o-y dynamics of non-interest income from a 4-fold increase to an almost 2-fold decline. Moreover, on a quarterly terms, profit began to decrease in Q3, then fell sharply down (-35%) in Q4, according to the data of the Express Ranking of Banks of Armenia as of December 31, 2023, prepared by ArmInfo IC.
ArmInfo.Converse Bank announces on the completion of Euroterm CJSC corporate bonds allocation ahead of schedule. From 28.11.2023 to 12.01.2024, Converse Bank allocated bonds with total volume of AMD 500 million with a coupon rate of 12.5% and a maturity of 36 months.
ArmInfo.Converse Bank announces on the completion of Euroterm CJSC corporate bonds allocation ahead of schedule. From 28.11.2023 to 12.01.2024, Converse Bank allocated bonds with total volume of AMD 500 million with a coupon rate of 12.5% and a maturity of 36 months.
ArmInfo.The World Bank has improved its 2023 GDP growth forecast for Armenia from the previous 4.4% to an updated 7.1% (against the actual 12.6% growth in 2022), now expecting a slowdown to 4.7% in 2024 and to 4.5% in 2025 (versus previously forecasted y-o-y acceleration to 4.8% and 5%). This is noted in the January Global Economic Prospects report published by the World Bank.