List established under UNSC resolutions was amended
2022-04-05 07:32
On 01 April 2022, the Committee established pursuant to the UN Security Council resolutions 1267/1989/2253 approved amendments to the list of individuals and entities associated with ISIL (Da’esh) and...
Statement of financial position as at 31 March 2022
2022-03-31 16:50
Statement of financial position as at 31 March...
Statistical overview (March. 2022)
2022-03-30 21:35
Statistical overview
The Statistical Overview section of the monthly CBA Bulletin of the Central Bank of Armenia includes data on monetary, external, fiscal and real sectors, and data on RA payment and settlement system and financial system indicators.
The data source of real sector (excluding core inflation) and external trade in goods is the Statistical Committee of the Republic of Armenia (http://www.armstat.am). The data source on fiscal, external sectors, monetary and financial...
INFORMATION On the Structure of International Reserves of the Republic of Armenia 2021 year
2022-03-30 16:24
INFORMATION On the Structure of International Reserves of the Republic of Armenia 2021...
Inflation report 2022/1 (Monetary Policy Program Q1, 2022, Status report on implementation of the Monetary Policy Program, Q4, 2021)
2022-03-28 06:31
Executive summary
At the beginning of 2022, both the global economy and the Armenian economy experienced a rapid recovery of economic activity, and 12-month inflation in Armenia was declining at a faster pace than expected. The escalation of the Russian-Ukrainian military-political conflict and sanctions imposed on the Russian Federation have created unprecedented uncertainties in terms of both global and regional economic developments. Amid significant uncertainties and complex risks, the...
Refinancing Rate Set at 9.25 percent
2022-03-15 07:30
Refinancing Rate Set at 9.25%
At the March 15, 2022 meeting, the CBA Board decided to raise the refinancing rate by 1.25 percentage points, setting it at 9.25%.
In February 2022, both 12-month and core inflation fell in line with the CBA projection, totaling 6.5% and 6.4%, respectively.
In the external sector, in the context of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, various sanctions have been imposed on Russia's economy. As a result, a significant increase in financial market volatility and...
New FATF public statement issued
2022-03-10 07:36
On 4 March 2022, the FATF issued a Public Statement on jurisdictions with strategic deficiencies in their anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism regime.
The statement is available...
List established under UNSC resolutions was amended
2022-03-10 07:12
On 07 March 2022, the Committee established pursuant to the UN Security Council resolutions 1267/1989/2253 approved amendments to the list of individuals and entities associated with ISIL (Da’esh) and...
New FATF public statement issued
2022-03-04 19:03
On 4 March 2022, the FATF issued a Public Statement on jurisdictions with strategic deficiencies in their anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism regime.
The statement is available...
Lists established under UNSC resolutions were changed
2022-03-04 07:08
On 03 March 2022, the Committee established pursuant to the UN Security Council resolutions 1267/1989/2253 approved changes to the list of individuals and entities associated with ISIL (Da’esh) and...
Statistical overview (February. 2022)
2022-03-02 21:14
Statistical overview
The Statistical Overview section of the monthly CBA Bulletin of the Central Bank of Armenia includes data on monetary, external, fiscal and real sectors, and data on RA payment and settlement system and financial system indicators.
The data source of real sector (excluding core inflation) and external trade in goods is the Statistical Committee of the Republic of Armenia (http://www.armstat.am). The data source on fiscal, external sectors, monetary and financial...
Digital transformation of Armenia’s financial system (CBA Governor Martin Galstyan’s article on Alliance For Financial Inclusion website)
2022-02-25 15:10
Digital transformation of Armenia's financial system
CBA Governor Martin Galstyan's article on Alliance For Financial Inclusion website
Central Bank of Armenia (CBA) is leading Armenia's digital transformation in financial markets, which is a key priority under its strategy. In his first blog for AF/, Governor Martin Galstyan discusses how this milestone will create opportunities for digital financial services and act as a catalyst for financial inclusion.
Digital transformation of the...
List established under UNSC resolutions was amended
2022-02-23 07:41
On 18 February 2022, the Committee established pursuant to the UN Security Council resolutions 751/1907 approved supplements to the list of individuals and entities associated with Somalia,...
Status Report on Implementation of the Monetary Policy Program (Q1, 2021 - Q4, 2021)
2022-02-22 18:40
(2021/4) Executive summary
The reporting period passed amid the rapid spread of new waves of the pandemic, with parallel wide use of coronavirus vaccines worldwide. In this context, global economy and the health care system continued to face new challenges and uncertainties about economic outlook. However, the impact of the consecutive waves of pandemic on the global economy has had a mild, mainly due to active vaccination process and avoidance of severe economic restrictions. Subsequently,...
Refinancing Rate Set at 8.0 percent
2022-02-01 06:59
Refinancing Rate Set at 8.0%
At February 1, 2022 meeting, the CBA Board decided to raise refinancing rate by 0.25 percentage points, setting it at 8.0%.
12-month inflation in December 2021 decreased to 7.7%. 12-month core inflation dropped in line with the CBA projections and totaled 7.3%.
Economic recovery continues in the main partner countries of Armenia. Amid higher energy prices and production chains’ disruptions, high inflationary environment in the international...