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.
The forum brought together leading representatives of the financial, banking, and investment sectors to facilitate the exchange of experience and professional dialogue on international developments.
During the event, Central Bank Governor Martin Galstyan, Amundi-Acba CEO Jean Mazechian, and Amundi Group Chief Investment Officer Vincent Mortier discussed geopolitical and macroeconomic developments and their impact on financial markets and the investment environment during a panel discussion.
The Central Bank Governor outlined the main risks facing the global economy, emphasizing ongoing inflation, slowing growth in leading economies, and increasing geopolitical polarization. He noted that central banks should reconsider traditional approaches to policymaking in uncertain times, emphasizing that Armenia has implemented a new risk management system and increased the transparency of its monetary policy.
During the forum, Vincent Mortier, Chief Investment Officer of the Amundi Group, presented a global investment outlook for 2026, the statement reads.
Amundi-ACBA Asset Management CJSC was established in 2013. The company manages three mandatory pension funds: Balanced, Conservative, and Stable Income. The company's shareholders are the French company Amundi (51%), which manages assets of over ?2.32 trillion (as of September 30, 2025) in 35 countries, and the Armenian Acba Bank (49%), one of the largest financial institutions in Armenia with 66 branches.
In December 2025, the number of participants in the three Amundi-Acba Asset Management funds reached 558,000 (510,000 in December 2024), with assets under management reaching 750 billion drams (assets as of January 30, 2026 amounted to approximately 772 billion drams).
In 2025 alone, the volume of assets managed by the Amundi-Acba funds increased by 185 billion drams. Of these, 75 billion drams (40%) were received through management income, and 110 billion drams (about 64%) were accumulated contributions. , - the company's Chief Investment Officer Hrayr Aslanyan said recently. Since the introduction of the funded pension system in the Republic of Armenia, the average annual yield of citizens' pension accounts managed by the company has reached 7.5-8.2%. Thus, the fund yield for 2025 was: Amundi-Acba Balanced Fund (AMCON) (10 billion drams): +12%; Amundi-Acba Conservative Fund (AMBAL) (734 billion drams): +12.4%; Stable-income - (AMFIX) (6.8 billion drams: +10.1%).
