Central Bank of Armenia Participates in IMF and World Bank Constituency Meeting in Luxembourg
2025-07-07 20:19
From 2 to 4 July 2025, Armen Nurbekyan, deputy governor of the Central Bank of Armenia, participated in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Constituency Meeting held at the European Convention Center Luxembourg (ECCL). This high-level gathering convened finance ministers and central bank governors from sixteen countries to deliberate on pressing global economic and financial issues under the theme "Our constituency in an increasingly fragmented...
CBA Governor Martin Galstyan participated in the Amundi World Investment Forum
2025-07-07 19:05
On June 26-27, the Amundi World Investment Forum was held in Paris, with the participation of the Governor of the Central Bank, Martin Galstyan. This year's forum, titled "Reboot in Progress: Playing by New Rules," brought together participants from various countries to discuss the transformation of the global economy and the impact of geopolitical and technological developments on the investment environment.
The forum opened with a speech by Valérie Baudson, CEO of Amundi. One of the...
Governor of the Central Bank of Armenia Participated in the ECB Forum in Sintra
2025-07-02 17:50
From June 30 to July 2, the European Central Bank's (ECB) annual high-level forum was held in Sintra, Portugal, under the theme "Adapting to Changing Dynamics: Macro Trends and Policy Responses". The Governor of the Central Bank of Armenia, Martin Galstyan, also participated in the forum.
During the event, leaders of the world’s major central banks gathered in one place, including ECB President Christine Lagarde, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve System Jerome Powell, governors...
Concluding Meeting with the IMF's Mission
2025-06-18 21:46
On June 18, representatives of the Central Bank held a concluding meeting with the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) mission, led by Mr. Alexander Tieman. During the meeting, the main findings of the mission's visit were...
Refinancing rate left unchanged at 6.75%
2025-06-17 12:01
At its meeting today, the Board of the Central Bank of Armenia decided to leave the refinancing rate unchanged at 6.75 %.The Lombard repo facility rate at 8.25 %.The Deposit facility rate at 5.25...
CBA introduces Master Documentation for Derivatives and Repurchase Transactions in Armenia
2025-06-13 22:41
The Central Bank of Armenia (CBA), with technical assistance from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and financial support from the Japanese government, has introduced master documentation for derivatives and repurchase transactions that is governed by Armenian...
Central Bank representatives participated in the international PLUS-Forum
2025-05-29 18:59
Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Armenia Hovhannes Khachatryan and Board Member David Nahapetyan participated in the international PLUS-Forum held in Tashkent on May...
The Governor of the Central Bank participated in a research conference co-organized by the IMF and the American University in Cairo, Egypt
2025-05-22 18:50
On May 18-19 of 2025, the Governor of the Central Bank of Armenia Martin Galstyan participated in the inaugural research conference titled “Steering Macroeconomic and Structural Policies in a Shifting Global Economic Landscape”, which was co-organized by the International Monetary Fund and the the Onsi Sawiris School of Business at The American University in Cairo,...
The statement of the Central Bank of Armenia on the complaints related to possible fraud in the banking system
2025-05-15 18:39
With regard to the cases of potential financial fraud, that recently attracted public attention, we would like to inform you, that following initial alerts from citizens, representatives of the Central Bank of Armenia met with the affected individuals and their representatives on the 5th of March this year. The Central Bank of Armenia has received complaints from approximately 50 citizens, connected with abovementioned cases, primarily related to three commercial banks:...
Armenian second-generation banknotes leave circulation
2025-04-28 10:54
The second-generation banknotes of the Republic of Armenia will be withdrawn from circulation starting April 15,...
Issuance of a new collector coin of the Republic of Armenia
2025-04-21 14:22
The Central Bank of Armenia puts into circulation “100th birth anniversary of Gerard L. Cafesjian” gold collector...
On the merger of “Ardshinbank” CJSC and “Ardshininvestbank” CJSC (formerly “HSBC Bank Armenia” CJSC)
2025-04-14 14:16
On the merger of “Ardshinbank” CJSC and “Ardshininvestbank”...
Refinancing Rate Set at 8.5%
2024-03-12 17:47
The Board of the CBA today decreased the Refinancing Rate to...
Refinancing rate has been reduced by 0.25 pp
2024-03-12 17:43
The Board of the Central Bank of Armenia decided to reduce the refinancing rate by 0.25 pp, setting it at...
Refinancing Rate Set at 8.75%
2024-01-30 17:13
At the January 30, 2024 meeting, the Board of the Central Bank of Armenia decided to decrease the refinancing rate by 0.5 percentage points, setting it at...