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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. Armenia will allocate about 2.4 billion drams (approximately $6.2 million) for the annual meeting  of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), which will be held from May 14 to 16. The decision was made on May 2 at a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers.

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. As part of their working visit to Washington to participate in the Spring Meetings of  the Boards of Governors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG), a delegation of Armenia's Ministry of Finance led by Minister Vahe Hovhannisyan held a number of meetings  with international partners. 

ArmInfo. The transaction to acquire 90% of the shares of Ameriabank by the BOGG PLC international financial group, the main asset of which was Bank of Georgia, was completed last Friday.  Now a second major asset in the form of Ameriabank has joined the Group. As previously reported, the total transaction amount was $303.6 million.

ArmInfo. We've had extensive conversations with all the countries in the region, from Turkiye, frankly, through to  Central Asia about the importance of building a strong transport corridor.  And I believe there's great willingness and interest in seeing movement in that direction.    US Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, Ambassador James O'Brien stated at a briefing at the Department of State.

ArmInfo.The Board of the Central Bank of Armenia has given preliminary consent to the acquisition of a significant participation in the authorized capital of Ameriabank CJSC by Bank of Georgia Group PLC (BOGG) and Bank of Georgia JSC.

ArmInfo. By February 29, Armenia's public debt, against the backdrop of growing domestic debt, had grown  to another psychological threshold of $12 billion.

ArmInfo. The construction of an industrial-scale solar power plant, Mets Masrik, in Armenia is  nearing completion. This was stated on February 28 from the rostrum of parliament by Chairman of the Public Services Regulatory Commission, Garegin Baghramyan, whose candidacy was again nominated  by the RA government for the post of head of the PSRC.

ArmInfo.ADB has signed a sale and purchase agreement with the Bank of Georgia in respect of its shares in  Ameriabank. The Spokesman for the ADB Resident Mission in the Republic of Armenia told ArmInfo.

ArmInfo. The HSBC group has been moving its capital and focusing on its preferred markets, as has been the policy in recent years. Only since 2021, as noted by the Chairman of the Union of Banks of Armenia (UBA) Daniel Azatyan during a press conference, the Group has withdrawn from 7 countries, including retail lending in France, the USA, Greece, etc.

ArmInfo. The entry of a bank with an international brand into the financial market of Armenia is always desirable and important, Chairman of the Union of Banks of Armenia Daniel Azatyan stated during the final press conference on February 20, speaking about the deal to acquire Bank of Georgia Group PLC (BOGG) of one of the leading Armenian banks Ameriabank CJSC.

ArmInfo. Ameriabank (the Bank) has reached an agreement with the BOGG (the Group), a UK registered financial group, to join the latter as a standalone entity and the Group to become the main shareholder of the Bank, with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (“EBRD”) retaining their 10% shareholding in Ameriabank.

ArmInfo.  Bank of Georgia Group PLC ("BOGG" or the "Group") announces the proposed acquisition  of 100 per cent. of a leading bank in Armenia, Ameriabank CJSC ("Ameriabank"), for approximately $303.6 million. This acquisition will significantly enhance the Group's presence and growth opportunities within a fast-growing and attractive market, according to BOGG's official statement.

ArmInfo.Ameriabank maintains leadership in the banking system of Armenia in terms of the volume of  mortgage loans with a market share of 21.3% at the end of 2023. This is noted in the bank's message.

ArmInfo.Bank of Georgia Group PLC ( or ) clarifies recent media rumors regarding a potential transaction involving Ameriabank CJSC (), a leading bank in Armenia, and confirms that "it is in "advanced discussions" regarding its potential acquisition of Ameriabank CJSC."

ArmInfo. The likelihood of attracting a new international brand to the Armenian financial market  is quite low. Economist Haykaz Fanyan expressed a similar opinion on his Facebook page, commenting on the HSBC's withdrawal from Armenian market.

ArmInfo. On February 15, the Government of Armenia approved the proposal to sign Agreement No. 2  on amending the loan agreement Gyumri Urban Roads Project signed between the Republic of Armenia and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on May 11, 2016. 

ArmInfo.The impact of re-exports on GDP growth in 2022 was about 1%, and in 2023 - even  lower, which was associated with changes in the sanctions environment, a new reality replacing traditional directions, Deputy Minister of Economy Rafael Gevorgyan TOLD Armenia's Public TV.