Markos vs Sargsyan
Open letter to Serge Sargsyan from Levon Markos
Central Bank of Armenia
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Chairman of Armenia's Central Bank to meet with EBRD heads
Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia Arthur Javadyan has left for Cyprus to attend the annual meeting of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and a business forum in Nicosia, the bank's press service …
Armenia’s central bank cuts refinancing rate again
Armenia's Central Bank cut its refinancing rate by 0.25 percentage point to 6%. The Central Bank began to gradually reduce the refinancing rate from the second half of 2015. As a result, it fell from 10.5% in June 2015 to 6.25% in …
Armenian Central Bank cuts refinancing rate
Armenia’s Central Bank decided to cut the benchmark refinancing rate by 0.25 percentage points to 6.5%. It is the seventh consecutive cut of the benchmark rate by the regulator within this year. In February, …
Armenian Central Bank cuts key refinancing rate
Armenia's Central Bank said it had decided to cut its refinancing rate to 6.75% from 7.25%. Annual deflation in the South Caucasus country was at 1.9% in August, compared to 1.3% deflation in July, according to central bank data. …
Armenia’s debt surged by $267.5 million
Armenia’s aggregate state debt surged by 5.3% or $267.5 million from the beginning of the year reaching $5.345.2 billion at the end of June, according to the latest numbers, released today by the National Statistical Service (NSS). In June …
Armenia to establish national money transfer system
A new money transfer system will start operating in Armenia in 2017. Russian money transfer systems previously work directly with local banks. The initiative was put forward by the National Bank of Armenia. It is expected that this will …
Cash transfers from Russia to Armenia drop by 36%
The level of cash transfers from Russia to Armenia has dropped by 36.1% in comparison with 2014, reaching $916 million, the Central Bank of the Republic said. Russian-Armenian cash transfers amounted to 76% of all Armenia’s …
Does a strong Armenian dram guarantee social stability?
The seemingly favorable situation would lead to a real weakening of the dram, reduction of exports, and an increase of capital outflow from Armenia
Armenia lowers refinancing rate to 9.75%
The refinancing rate in Armenia is to be reduced from the current 10.25% to 9.75% by 0.5 percentage points. The corresponding decision was accepted today the Board of the Central Bank of …
Armenia remains without gold reserves
The gold reserves of Armenia are equal to zero, the Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia, Nerses Yeritsyan, said. He explained that the current composition of reserves allows the Central Bank to achieve its objectives - …
Former head of Armenian Central Bank expects economic downturn
The former head of the Central Bank of Armenia, Bagrat Asatryan, said that Armenia's economy is threatened by a significant decline, despite some progress. "The Armenian economy is under threat ...
VTB offers Armenian companies to borrow in rubles
VTB Bank plans to provide loans to Armenian producers in rubles, the Chairman of VTB Bank Management Board, Mikhail Oseyevsky, said. "We see that the national currencies are weakening, and this is typical to all developing markets. …
