ArmInfo. The Bacon Holding CJSC has received $6 million from the EU- Armenia SME Fund, managed by the Amber Capital Armenia investment fund, to support its comprehensive development strategy, the Fund's press service reports. It is noted that the Fund has acquired a significant minority stake in the company, the amount of which is not disclosed.

ArmInfo. Central Bank of Armenia Governor Martin Galstyan participated in the investment forum "Amundi Investment Outlook 2026: Keep it Turning," organized by Amundi, the Central Bank's press service reported.

ArmInfo.  A recent meeting between representatives of the pension fund management company Amundi-ACBA Asset Management and the interim manager of the Electric  Networks of Armenia CJSC, Romanos Petrosyan, was held to clarify the  company's prospects and its capacity for debt servicing, as stated by  Hrayr Aslanyan, Chief Investment Officer at Amundi-ACBA Asset  Management.

ArmInfo. By December 2025, the number of participants in the three Amundi-Acba Asset Management funds reached 558,000 (510,000 in December 2024), bringing total  assets to 750 billion drams, as stated by Jean Mazedjian, Executive  Director of Amundi-Acba Asset Management in Armenia, summing up the  results of the previous year on February 3. 

ArmInfo.  Amundi-ACBA Asset Management believes that AI is currently overvalued and the ongoing boom cannot be a determining factor for increasing its investment  shares  in the US. Despite the turbulence in the European economy,  the company is inclined toward growing investments in that direction,  as stated by the company's Chief Investment Officer, Hrayr Aslanyan,  at a press conference on February 3, in response to a question from  ArmInfo.

ArmInfo.  Amundi-ACBA Asset Management confirms its readiness to assist in the management of assets accumulated by the Universal Health Insurance Fund of Armenia,  as stated by the company's Chief Investment Officer, Hrayr Aslanyan,  at a press conference on February 3, in response to a question from  ArmInfo.

ArmInfo.  When examining the yield curve of Armenian bonds in our portfolio during the period following the signing of  the Washington Declaration of August 8,  2025, a significant decline is recorded,   as stated by Hrayr  Aslanyan, Chief Investment Officer and Fund Manager at Amundi-ACBA  Asset Management, at a press conference on February 3, in response to  a question from ArmInfo.

ArmInfo. Acba bank and Proparco, a subsidiary of the French Development Agency (AFD) Group, together with the Governor of the Central Bank of Armenia, Martin Galstyan, reviewed the achievements of their cooperation to date and discussed future plans.

ArmInfo.  Acba bank and Proparco, a subsidiary of the Agence française de développement group (AFD), celebrate the first anniversary of their cooperation. One year ago, Proparco became a shareholder of Acba bank by acquiring a 10% stake. This strategic investment has reinforced Acba’s capital base, enabling the bank to strengthen its leadership in agricultural financing and to further establish itself as a systemic financial institution in the country.

ArmInfo.  On November 20, at its regular meeting, the Armenian government decided to acquire the third and final stake in the EU-Armenia SME Fund as part of long-term  economic development programs.

ArmInfo.EU-Armenia SME Fund, managed by Amber Capital Armenia, invests USD 4 million in Auto Gallery.

ArmInfo. The resources of Armenia's savings funds are used extremely ineffectively. This was stated on February 11 at the plenary session of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia by Artur Khachatryan, a member of the National Assembly from the opposition faction "Armenia".

ArmInfo. The Armenian authorities intend to soften some restrictions on the country's pension funds to invest their funds in the real sector of the economy. At an extraordinary meeting on February 10, the National Assembly Committee on Financial, Credit and Budgetary Affairs issued a positive conclusion on the amendments to the Law "On Funded Pensions" submitted by the RA government.

ArmInfo. In 2025, we will see a peculiar mix of uncertainty and decent growth in the financial markets. This forecast was made by Frederic Pascal, Co-Head of Delegated Investment Solutions at Amundi, while presenting Amundi's  asset allocation vision for 2025 at the Amundi Investment Outlook  conference. "We like risk, but we plan to add some diversity to our  portfolio," he said.

ArmInfo. As a result of the easing of some restrictions, opportunities for Armenian pension funds to invest the population's funds in the real sector of the economy will be expanded. The National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia is discussing amendments to the law "On funded pensions" in the first reading at a plenary session on January 21.

ArmInfo. Armenian Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan received Vice President of the pension fund C-Quadrat Ampega Asset Management Armenia Andreas Wimmer and member of the board Carlos Mendez de Vigo. Deputy Minister Sevak Mikaelyan was also present at the meeting, the press service of the RA Ministry of Economy reports.

ArmInfo. The Minister of  Economy of Armenia Gevorg Papoyan received the delegation headed by  Olivier Marie, a member of the General Management Committee of the  French company Amundi, CEO of CPR Asset Management. The delegation  also included Chairman of the Board of Directors of Amundi-ACBA Asset  Management, CEO of ACBA Bank Hakob Andreasyan.

ArmInfo. Imagine for a moment that you are a beneficiary of the of the USA represented by Apple, Microsoft, META, NVIDIA, TESLA, Alphabet Inc.  and Amazon. And this became possible by joining the Mandatory Funded  Pension System (MFPS)  of Armenia.  

ArmInfo. Artificial intelligence can help companies process and analyze large amounts of  data to make critical decisions and be very beneficial for financial sustainability, but it also comes with a number of challenges. This was stated by Marie Briere, Head of Investor Intelligence and Academic Partnership, Amundi Investment Institute, while presenting a report on "A AI and ESG Talk " at the Acba Economic Forum 2024.

ArmInfo. Since January 2023, a total of about 16 thousand labor migrants from India have arrived in Armenia. Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Armenia (CBA) Armen Nurbekyan said, presenting a report on the country's macroeconomic environment at the Amundi-Acba Economic Forum 2024.