The Best SME Bank in Armenia

Evocabank is named The Best SME Bank in Armenia 2022

by Global Finance magazine.

The winners of the awards were selected by the editorial board of Global Finance, taking into consideration the data of insiders and technology experts of the field. 

Winning banks were selected based on the following criteria:

• knowledge of SME markets and needs
• breadth of products and services
• market standing
• innovation.

“Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) were hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic, and will play a critical role in any country’s recovery,” said Joseph Giarraputo, Global Finance’s publisher and editorial director. “Global Finance has launched its new SME Bank Awards Program in recognition of this fact. It is a unique and important time to give the financial institutions that best serve SMEs the opportunity to be honored for the services and support they provide.”

By improving its procedures and introducing the latest technologies, Evoca offers its partners simple, innovative solutions for the development of their business.

Evocabank SME lending programs are:

• Small and medium business lending
• Small and medium business lending "Partner"
• Loans provided within the framework of "GAF Energy Efficiency for SME"
• Loans provided within the framework of the "European Investment Bank" program

By the way, IFC, the International Finance Corporation, and Evocabank, recently joined forces to support business, preserve jobs, and accelerate the recovery of Armenia's economy. The $15 million loan provided by IFC enables Evocabank to provide working capital and commercial loans to SMEs, especially in critical areas of the economy, including healthcare, food production, packaging, e-commerce and logistics. 

About Global Finance: Global Finance, founded in 1987, has a circulation of 50,050 and readers in 189 countries. Global Finance’s audience includes senior corporate and financial officers responsible for making investment and strategic decisions at multinational companies and financial institutions. Its website — GFMag.com — offers analysis and articles that are the heritage of 34 years of experience in international financial markets. Global Finance is headquartered in New York, with offices around the world. Global Finance regularly selects the top performers among banks and other providers of financial services. These awards have become a trusted standard of excellence for the global financial community.