ArmInfo. The second tranche of Converse Bank dollar bonds in the amount of $ 4 million was listed and entered the main list (Abond) of the Nasdaq OMX Armenia stock exchange. As the press service of the exchange told ArmInfo, the second dollar tranche of the Bank (ISIN - AMCOVSB24ER5) is allowed to conclude targeted trade and repo transactions.

ArmInfo. The reduction in  interest rates has created new opportunities in terms of the  development of the corporate bond market. Answering the question of  ArmInfo during an online conference on the theme "Tendencies of  interest rate changes", which was online broadcast on the official  page of Ameriabank in Facebook, Retail Banking Director Arman  Barseghyan said.

ArmInfo. Converse Bank completed the placement of the second tranche of dollar coupon bonds in the amount of $ 4 million before the scheduled date on November 27, thereby summarizing the issue of the first issue with a total volume of $ 10 million. As ArmInfo was told in the press service of the Bank, the initial placement of the second tranche of dollar bonds started on October 19 . On the first tranche of the dollar issue, the primary placement started on May 5 this year. and ended on May 16, and on May 26, the entry into the listing list was held.

ArmInfo. The banking system  of Armenia in January- September 2017 sent 31.7 billion drams to the  state treasury, which is 13.6% higher than the figure of a year ago.  Of this amount, over 89.3% or 28.3 billion drams was paid for direct  taxes (including income tax and income tax), with an annual growth of  12.8%. According to the RA State Revenue Committee, in the first  hundred of the largest taxpayers of Armenia in the first 9 months of  2017, out of 17 operating banks, 12 (12 out of 19 of those operating  in the same period in 2016) fell. Among them in the top five banks of  taxpayers - Ardshinbank, ACBA-Credit Agricole Bank, VTB Bank  (Armenia), Ameriabank and Armbusinessbank, which figured in the top  five and a year earlier. Over the first 9 months of 2017, the top  five banks sent 16.5 billion drams to the state treasury (annual  growth of 18.7%), of which 15.1 billion drams - on direct taxes  (annual growth of 18.9%).

ArmInfo. Commercial banks of  Armenia have already accumulated $ 180 million to implement projects  in the field of renewable energy, but they are not fully used. On  November 8, the national expert of the EU4Energy project of the  Energy Charter Astghine Pasoyan told the ArmInfo news agency on the  margins of the forum that opened in Yerevan on the potential of  Armenia in the energy sector. The forum is organized by the Ministry  of Energy Infrastructures and Natural Resources of the Republic of  Armenia, the delegation of the European Union in Armenia and the  Energy Charter.

ArmInfo.The first issue of USD  bank ACBA-Credit Agricole bonds in the amount of $ 5 million was  listed on the stock exchange NasdaqOMX Armenia and is included in the  main list Abond. As the press service of the exchange told ArmInfo,  this issue of ACBA-Credit Agricole Bank is allowed to enter into  targeted trading and repo deals. The bonds of this issue (ISIN -  AMACBAB21ER0) will be quoted under the exchange code ACBAB1.

ArmInfo. Converse Bank, by placing the second tranche of USD coupon bonds in the amount of $ 4 million, completes the issue of the first issue with a total volume of $ 10 million. As the press service of the Bank told ArmInfo, the initial placement of the second tranche of USD bonds started on October 19. On the first tranche of the USD issue, the primary placement started on May 5 this year and ended on May 16, and on May 26, the entry into the listing list was held.

ArmInfo. On October 17, the nominal coupon bonds of Ameriabank  of the seventh issue in the amount of 3 million euros were listed on  the Nasdaq OMX Armeina stock exchange, entered the main exchange list  (Abond), and were admitted to conclusion of targeted trading and sale  repurchase  deals.

ArmInfo.  The Armenian bond  market will become more active due to the increase in the number of  issuers and tranches. "Even in the banking system of Armenia, the  potential has not been fully utilized," the representative of the  NasDaq OMX Armenia stock exchange, Karen Zakaryan, said in an  interview with ArmInfo correspondent.

ArmInfo. Ardshinbank became a participant in the securities registration system of the Central Depository of Armenia (CDA) with the status of the operator of the depository system account. About it ArmInfo was informed in the press service of the stock exchange NasDaq OMX Armenia.  From now on, the clients of the bank will be able to access the services of the CDA, in particular the maintenance of the register of joint-stock companies and all services related to the storage of securities.  Thus, Ardshinbank became the 17th operator of the Depository System.

ArmInfo. The RA Ministry of  Agriculture as of September 19 received 16 applications for 1.606  billion AMD for participation in the state program of subsidizing  loans to processing enterprises for agricultural production.

ArmInfo. The Armenian government in its new and already approved program of own activities for upcoming  5-year term,  based on indicative results of 2018 recorded a two-fold increase in insured transactions of  "Export Insurance Agency of Armenia" ICJSC- almost up to 4.5 billion AMD. At the same time, as of August 31, 2017, the insurance portfolio of the Agency already amounted AMD  2.594 . Armen Shahnazaryan,  the Executive Director of the EIAA ICJSC, spoke in an exclusive interview about the Agency's achievements and tasks, plans and reality.

ArmInfo. As of August 30 this  year, readiness to participate in the program expressed by 10 banks and 2  universal credit companies. These are ACBA Credit-Agricole Bank,  Ameriabank, ARARATBANK, Ardshinbank, Armswissbank, Converse Bank,  INECOBANK, Armbusinessbank, Armeconombank, Prometey Bank, as well as  UCC and .  

ArmInfo. On August 29, the fourth dollar tranche of registered coupon bonds of Ameriabank in the amount of $ 10 million was listed on the Nasdaq OMX Armenia stock exchange and admitted to conclusion of targeted trade and repo deals. This release, like the previous ones, is included in the main list (Abond).

ArmInfo. ACBA-Credit Agricole Bank on August 18 will publicly place its dollar-denominated coupon three-year bonds in the amount of $ 5 million with an annual yield of 5.5%. ArmInfo was told in the press service of the Bank that this issue contains 50,000 bonds with a face value of $ 100. Coupon payments are provided once every six months.

ArmInfo.In the first half of  the year, the banking system of Armenia sent 21.9 billion AMD to the  state treasury, which is 12.9% higher than the figure of a year ago.  Of this amount, over 89% or 19.6 billion was paid on direct taxes  (including income tax and income tax), with an annual growth of  12.6%.

ArmInfo. AMD, dollar and euro  bonds of Armswissbank were listed on NASDAQ OMX Armenia. As the press  service of the exchange told ArmInfo, these bonds entered the  secondary exchange list of Bbond and are admitted to conclusion of  targeted and repo deals. In the secondary market, Ameriabank and  ARARATBANK will act as market-makers of these securities.  

ArmInfo. The initial placement of nominal coupon AMD bonds of 2 billion AMD was successfully completed on July 10 - 4 days earlier than planned. The placed bonds were purchased by both local and foreign legal entities, including Armenian banks and private investors.

ArmInfo. To activate the bond  market of Armenia, a national scale of ratings is needed. Arshinbank  Risk Management Director Artak Arzoyan expressed this opinion in an  interview with ArmInfo, explaining that local investors and borrowers  dominate the national financial market, and an internal credit rating  is required for the issuance of debt securities of certain  categories.

ArmInfo. ACBA-Credit Agricole Bank  plans to enter the bond market of Armenia with the medium-term USD  tranche within the next 2 months. As Stepan Zakinyan, Deputy Chief  Executive Officer for the financial part of ACBA-Credit Agricole  Bank, told ArmInfo correspondent, the circulation period of the USD  tranche will be 2.5 years. "This will be an experimental release,  which will enable us to understand the market reaction and investors'  appetites," he said.