Other services - Armenia

17.11.2021

Bridge settlement

Armenian securities are not eligible for settlement through the Bridge with Euroclear Bank.

Securities lending and borrowing

Armenian securities are not eligible for CBL’s securities lending and borrowing program.

Disclosure requirements

Please refer to the Disclosure Requirements - Armenia.

Tax services

Interest Income Government bonds

Non-resident legal entities

As per Tax Code  Article  126, Section 5, Government debt issued by the Sovereign state of Armenia are tax exempt.

Non-resident individuals

As per Tax Code Article 149, Section 1, Point 1, Government debt issued by the Sovereign state of Armenia are tax exempt.

Interest Income Corporate bonds

Non-resident legal entities

As per Tax Code Article 126, Section 5.1, Point 2,  Corporate debt issued in Armenia by international financial institutions or supranational (IFIs) bonds listed at AMX with a maturity of 2 or more years are tax exempt for non-resident legal entities. 

As per Tax Code Article 125, Section 4, Point 2, all other corporate bonds are taxed at 10%.

Non-resident individuals

As per Tax Code Article 149, Section 4, Point 1, Corporate debt issued by IFIs listed at AMX with a maturity of 2 or more years are tax exempt for non-resident legal residents.

As per Article 150, Section 5, all other corporate bonds are taxed at 10%.

Capital Gain Government and Corporate bonds:

As per Tax Code Article 125, 126 and 149, No Capital Gain applies to government and IFIs Corporate bonds for non-resident legal entities and non-resident individuals.

Foreign exchange

Foreign exchange services in AMD are supported by CBL Treasury.

Holding restrictions

Any investor that must be taxed at a higher rate compared to the ones listed above are not allowed to hold Armenian securities with Clearstream Banking S.A.