Central Bank of Armenia
Banknotes: October to December 2024
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
Armenia receives support from IMF as inflation turns positive
Central bank carries out ninth consecutive cut but says inflationary pressures remain low
Banknotes: January to March 2024
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
Caucasus central banks cut rates as inflation falls
Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia continue gradual easing, with Armenian inflation at -0.5%
Albania, Armenia and North Macedonia make policy decisions
North Macedonia pauses tightening as Albania’s continues, while Armenia faces 0% inflation
Armenia and Georgia cut policy rates
Georgia says domestic inflationary pressures are strong, while Armenia expects gradual rise
Central bankers cast doubt on utility of CBDC
“Element of Fomo” drives projects on even when purpose is unclear and resources lacking
Central Banking Awards 2023: second group of winners unveiled
Awards announced for Governor of the year, Communications, Transparency and partners
Rethinking the CCyB
As central banks rush to replenish bank capital reserves, the countercyclical buffer may need some fine-tuning
2022: The year in review
The invasion of Ukraine left central banks facing yet another exceptional set of challenges. Central Banking looks back at the stories that made the biggest impact this year
Armenia, Mauritius and West African states raise rates
Bank of Mauritius will move to new monetary policy framework in January
Armenia’s Galstyan calls for a new framework to tackle uncertainty and nonlinearities
Central Bank of Armenia governor says central banks can start to regain credibility by admitting their mistakes. This could include employing a risk-management approach to monetary policy aimed at avoiding nonlinear ‘dark corners’ and placing much less…
Armenia raises policy rate by 50bp
Fleeing Russians are helping to drive inflation, central bank says
Armenian governor argues for ‘paradigm shift’ in forecasting
Base case should be abandoned in favour of multiple scenarios, says Martin Galstyan
Armenia orders 25bp interest rate hike
High inflation prompts central bank to continue postwar tightening cycle
Banknotes: April to June 2022
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
Armenian central bank hikes rate by 1.25 percentage points
Policy-makers choose “relatively large” rate hike despite hit to growth from Russia-Ukraine conflict
Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan and Armenia raise rates
Inflation remains high across region, though falling in these three countries
Armenia raises policy rate 50 basis points
Central bank tightens grip on credit with seventh rate hike in 12 months
Fed’s gradual tightening could be boon for some, says Armenian governor
Central Asia faces inflation caused by enormous liquidity injected by advanced economies, says Galstyan
Viruses of a different kind: bolstering central bank IT frameworks
Remote working on a large scale had never been done before, but central banks appear to have successfully adapted IT and cyber frameworks