In order to support the sector and increase availability of loans, the Central Bank of Armenia (CBA) started the process of monetary policy easing by systematically lowering the refinancing rate, which decreased by 4.5p.p. down to 6% between 2015-2017. This has pushed banks to revise rates on loans and deposits downwards, evidenced by dropping credit and deposit rates from 14,7% to 10,7% and from 9,7% to 5,3% in 2016-2017 respectively.
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List of banks in Armenia Central bank
*Central Bank of Armenia
Commercial banks
As of 31 December 2017, there are 17 commercial banks operating in Armenia. This includes:
* Ameriabank opened in 1910 as the Yerevan branch of the Caucasus Trade Bank.
* Armbusinessbank op ...
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Economy of Armenia
The Armenian economy contracted sharply in 2020, by 5.7%, mainly due to the 2020 Armenia-Azerbaijan war. In contrast it grew by 7.6 per cent in 2019, the largest recorded growth since 2007, while between 2012 and 2018 GDP grew 40.7%, and key ba ...
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Central Bank of Armenia
The Central Bank of Armenia ( hy, Հայաստանի Կենտրոնական Բանկ, translit=Hayastani Kentronakan Bank) is the central bank of Armenia with its headquarters in Yerevan. The CBA is an independent institution responsible for issu ...
References
External links
Armenia Banking InformationHSBC Bank Armenia website
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