ArmInfo. The Armenian government is changing the scopes of creditors for the program to resume operations at the Amoulsar gold mine.  The decision was made by the Cabinet of Ministers on April 30.  As stated in the explanatory note to the document, the adoption of the project is conditioned by the necessity to ensure the issuance of a budget guarantee in order to  ensure the normal course of activities of <Lidian Armenia> CJSC.

ArmInfo.  In the first quarter of 2023, the banking system of Armenia increased tax payments to the state treasury by 25% per annum - up to 27.7 billion drams ($70.8 million). Of this amount, 85.5% or 23.8 billion drams were paid in direct taxes, with an annual growth of 26%. This is evidenced by the data of the State Revenue Committee of the Republic of Armenia.

ArmInfo.  The continued lending activity in the first quarter of 2025 has enabled Armenian banks to increase profits at double-digit rates. Thus, the growth in the loan portfolio by 28% per annum, reaching 6.5 trillion ($16.7 billion) has  contributed to a 21% annual increase in the total net profit of  banks, amounting to 100.6 billion drams ($256.9 million). This is evidenced by data from the Express Ranking of Armenian Banks as of 31.03.2025, prepared by ArmInfo Investment Company.

ArmInfo. The bonds of The Crowdfunding Formula (TCF), one of the leading companies in Armenia providing innovative and non-standard investment solutions, have been listed on the Armenian Stock Exchange (AMX) in the Bbond list. As noted in the AMX press release, TCF is the first technology company in Armenia to issue securities.

ArmInfo. Armenian banks have started to decrease the rate of lending to the economy, while increasing consumer lending at a faster rate.

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ArmInfo. An active lending policy in 2024 allowed Armenian banks to ensure high profit growth. Thus, an increase in the loan portfolio by 25% - to 6.3 trillion ($ 15.8 billion) increased net profit by 61% - to 363.2 billion drams ($  915.8 million). This is evidenced by the data of the Express Ranking  of Armenian Banks as of 31.12.2024, prepared by ArmInfo Investment  Company.

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ArmInfo. Ameriabank continues  to lead among other Armenian banks in a row. According to the data of  the State Revenue Committee, in the first half of 2024, Ameriabank  ranked 6th (versus 4th a year earlier), having paid 17.5 billion AMD  to the state budget, of which 16.5 billion AMD were direct taxes  (including profit tax, income tax).

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ArmInfo. The banking system of Armenia has begun actively lending to the economy and population, but the industrial sector remains the 'Achilles heel' of the loan  portfolio, according to the data of the Financial Rating of Banks of  Armenia as of March 31, 2024, prepared by ArmInfo.

ArmInfo. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is boosting its support for  micro, small and medium-sized businesses (MSMEs) in Armenia by extending new financing to Armeconombank, a press release from the EBRD notes.

ArmInfo.Businesses in Armenia will have more opportunities to invest in green technologies thanks to a US$ 10  million (EUR 9.3 million) loan, which the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) are providing to Inecobank for on-lending to corporates and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for green investments. This is stated in the official statement of the EBRD.

ArmInfo. In Q1 2023, the banking system of Armenia increased tax contributions to the state  treasury by 8.3% per annum - up to 22.2 billion drams ($56.5 million). Of this amount, 85.2% or 18.9 billion drams were paid in direct taxes, with a y-o-y increase of 7.4%.  

ArmInfo.The net profit of Armenian banks increased in by 18.8% per annum Q1 2024  (after a 2.2-fold increase a year earlier), exceeding 83.1 billion drams ($211.4 million). It was possible to maintain the positive dynamics of net profit thanks to the acceleration of the y-o-y growth of the loan portfolio from 3.5% to 18.7%, ensuring a volume of 5.1 trillion drams ($13 billion), according to the data of the Express Ranking of Banks of Armenia on March 31, 2024, prepared by ArmInfo IC.  In Q1 2024 alone, the net profit of banks increased 5.6-fold, while a year earlier in the same period a meager quarterly growth of 1.5% was recorded, and in Q4 2023, the dynamics completely slipped to negative 35%.

ArmInfo. Armenia's Ministry of and Social Affairs has released a list of banks participating in a 10%  cashback programme for pensioners. 

ArmInfo. In 2023, the banking system of Armenia doubled tax payments to the state treasury - up to AMD 123.5bln ($305 million), of which AMD 71.5bln were for direct taxes (with an annual increase of 39.7%).