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    Consumer watchdog head says banks could have supported borrows from unsecured groups

    Friday, January 16th, 2015

    Armenian banks should have shown some support to their borrowers who faced serious problems in repaying their dollar-denominated loans after Armenia’s national currency

    Russia may appear in fatf black books if implement capital amensty

    Friday, January 16th, 2015

    The full capital amnesty announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin contradicts the principles of FATF (Financial Action Task Force –an intergovernmental organization whose objectives are to set standards and promote effective implementation of legal

    Swiss stock market ends thursday’s session in heavy loss

    Friday, January 16th, 2015

    The Swiss stock exchange ended Thursday’s session with a heavy loss after the Swiss National Bank unexpectedly decided to discontinue its currency ceiling, Vestifinance.ru reports

    Moody’s downgrades Armenia’s idr from Ba2 to Ba3, outlook from stable to negative

    Friday, January 16th, 2015

    Moody’s Investors Service has today downgraded Armenia’s issuer and government bond rating to Ba3 from Ba2, and changed the outlook to negative from stable, the agency’s website reports

    Planned consolidation of Armenian banks aimed at improving their standing in international market- economist says

    Thursday, January 15th, 2015

    The planned consolidation of Armenian banks is aimed at improving the standing of the Armenian banking system in the international market, an economist Vardan Bostanjyan told ARKA

    VTB Bank (Armenia) not in risky zone and needs no merger

    Thursday, January 15th, 2015

    VTB Bank (Armenia) denies a media report about its total capital amount and inclusion of the bank in the risky zone, the bank’s press office reported on Thursday

    Expected consolidation of banks in Armenia to have no positive impacts on country's economy - Economist

    Thursday, January 15th, 2015

    The expected consolidation of banks in Armenia will have no positive impacts on the country’s economy, Vardan Bostanjyan, an economist, said Thursday at a news conference

    Loan portfolio of Armenian banks’ branches in Karabakh stood at 98,234 mln drams in January

    Thursday, January 15th, 2015

    Total loan portfolio of branch offices of the Armenian commercial banks in Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) stood at 98,234 million drams as of January 1 this year, an increase of 18.6% compared to the same period of 2014

    Armenia’s Central Bank refutes allegations about pensioners’ failure to get their pensions in early January

    Thursday, January 15th, 2015

    The Central Bank of Armenia said the rumors than pensioners failed to get their pensions as banks were closed on January 3 and 4, are not true, CBA’s press office reported

    WB downgrades 2015 Armenia economy growth forecast

    Wednesday, January 14th, 2015

    The World Bank is currently projecting a 3.3% economic growth for Armenia for 2015 as compared to 5% before, according to WB’s Global Economic Prospects report released this January