Central Bank of Armenia maintains the refinancing rate at 6.5%

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17.03.2026, 12:36

At its meeting on March 17, the Board of the Central Bank of Armenia maintained the refinancing rate at 6.50% for the third consecutive time.

Central Bank of Armenia maintains the refinancing rate at 6.5%

YEREVAN, March 17. /ARKA/. At its meeting on March 17, the Board of the Central Bank of Armenia maintained the refinancing rate at 6.50% for the third consecutive time.

According to the regulator's press service, the Lombard repo rate and the cash attraction rate remained unchanged at 8.00% and 5.00%.

The Board of the Central Bank of Armenia has been continuously lowering the refinancing rate since June 2023, gradually increasing it from 10.75% to 6.5% in December 2025.

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