The Board of the CBA lowered the refinancing rate by 1.5 percent
2015-03-24 09:16
The Board of the CBA lowered the refinancing rate by 1.5%
On the March 24 of 2015 Meeting, the Board of the Central Bank of the Republic of Armenia decided to lower the Lombard Repo Facility Rate by 1.5 percentage points to 12.0% and leave the Refinancing Rate unchanged, at 10.5%.
There was 0.2% of deflation in February of 2015 compared with 1.2% of deflation recorded in the same month last year. The 12-month inflation rate reached 5.4% late in the month. The Board believes that the...
A seminar for the representatives of internal monitoring units of auditing firms operating in the RA and the Ministry of Finance of the RA was organized
2015-03-20 15:30
On March 19 the Financial Monitoring Center of the Central Bank of Armenia organized a seminar for the representatives of internal monitoring units of auditing firms operating in the RA and the Ministry of Finance of the...
The Council of Europe MONEYVAL Committee organized an evaluator training in Dilijan Research and Training Center of the Central Bank of Armenia
2015-03-19 15:26
On March 9-13, The Council of Europe MONEYVAL Committee organized an evaluator training in the field of combating money laundering and terrorism financing (AML/CFT) in Dilijan Research and Training Center of the Central Bank of Armenia. The training aimed to prepare the representatives of MONEYVAL state parties as experts in financial, legal and law enforcement areas. Certified experts will take part in the upcoming evaluations of MONEYVAL member states’ AML/CFT regime for compliance with...
New FATF public statement issued
2015-03-12 15:23
On February 27, 2015 the FATF made a public statement on the jurisdictions with strategic deficiencies in their anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism regime.The statement is available...
Statistical overview (January. 2015)
2015-03-05 16:41
Statistical overview
The “CBA Bulletin” of the Central Bank of Armenia is a monthly periodicalthat presents Monetary Overview section which contains data on monetary, external, fiscal and real sectors, and data on payment and settlement system and financial system indicators.
The data source of real sector (excluding core inflation) and external trade is the National Statistical Service of Armenia (http://www.armstat.am). The data source on fiscal, external sectors (excluding...
A seminar in cooperation with the Union of Credit Organizations of the Republic of Armenia was organized
2015-02-26 15:20
On February 25, the Financial Monitoring Center of the Central Bank of Armenia in cooperation with the Union of Credit Organizations of the Republic of Armenia organized a seminar for the representatives of internal monitoring units of credit organizations operating in RA.In the framework of the seminar the AML/CFT legislative amendments and the order of filing reports were introduced by the FMC...
A seminar for the representatives of internal monitoring units of insurance companies, entities providing intermediary insurance services and entities engaged in money (currency) transfer services operating in the RA was organized
2015-02-23 15:18
On February 12 the Financial Monitoring Center of the Central Bank of Armenia organized a seminar for the representatives of internal monitoring units of insurance companies, entities providing intermediary insurance services and entities engaged in money (currency) transfer services operating in the RA and Financial Supervision Department of the Central Bank of...
A seminar for the representatives of internal monitoring units of credit organizations and pawnshops operating in the RA was organized
2015-02-19 15:15
On February 5 the Financial Monitoring Center of the Central Bank of Armenia organized a seminar for the representatives of internal monitoring units of credit organizations and pawnshops operating in the RA and Financial Supervision Department of the Central Bank of...
Inflation report 2015/1 (Monetary Policy Program Q1, 2015, Status Report on Implementation of the Monetary Policy Program Q4, 2014)
2015-02-19 12:36
Executive summary
According to the Central Bank forecasts, in the course of 2015 the 12-month inflation rate will stay mostly in the upper bound of the confidence band of 4%+1.5 pp; later the year it will approach the target and stabilize around over the rest part of the forecast horizon. In the time of uncertain economic developments in the external environment, economic growth rates will slow down in 2015 but will speed up over the rest part of forecast horizon, gradually approaching the...
Statistical overview (December. 2014)
2015-02-11 11:00
Statistical overview
The “CBA Bulletin” of the Central Bank of Armenia is a monthly periodicalthat presents Monetary Overview section which contains data on monetary, external, fiscal and real sectors, and data on payment and settlement system and financial system indicators.
The data source of real sector (excluding core inflation) and external trade is the National Statistical Service of Armenia (http://www.armstat.am). The data source on fiscal, external sectors (excluding...
The Board of the CBA raised the refinancing rate by 1.0 percent
2015-02-10 09:12
The Board of the CBA raised the refinancing rate by 1.0%
At the February 10, 2015 meeting, the Board of the Central Bank decided to raise the refinancing rate by 1.0 percentage point to 10.5%.
Inflation in January 2015 was 2.5%, with the 12‐month inflation rate in late January having amounted to 4.3%, staying close to the target. The Board believes that the 12‐month inflation rate would post a slight increase in the coming months due to a lower base compared to the same reference period...
A seminar for the representatives of internal monitoring units of commercial banks operating in the RA was organized
2015-02-06 15:11
On January 29 the Financial Monitoring Center of the Central Bank of Armenia organized a seminar for the representatives of internal monitoring units of commercial banks operating in the RA and financial supervision department of the Central Bank of Armenia.
The head of the Financial Monitoring Center Daniel Azatyan delivered an opening...
The Board of the CBA raised the refinancing rate by 1.0 percent
2015-01-21 09:08
The Board of the CBA raised the refinancing rate by 1.0%
At the January 21, 2015 ad hoc meeting, the Board of the Central Bank decided to raise the refinancing rate by 1.00 pp to 9.50%.
Inflation in December 2014 was 3.0%, with the 12‐month inflation having amounted to 4.6%.
In the external sector, after the latest decision on the refinancing rate, deflationary trends persisted in the main commodity and food product markets. To which extent and at which speed these trends will reflect...
Statistical overview (November. 2014)
2015-01-19 10:58
Statistical overview
The “CBA Bulletin” of the Central Bank of Armenia is a monthly periodicalthat presents Monetary Overview section which contains data on monetary, external, fiscal and real sectors, and data on payment and settlement system and financial system indicators.
The data source of real sector (excluding core inflation) and external trade is the National Statistical Service of Armenia (http://www.armstat.am). The data source on fiscal, external sectors (excluding...
Statement of financial position as at 31 December 2014
2014-12-31 15:24
Statement of financial position as at 31 December...