Ameriabank lent Armenian SME at amount of $30mln in 2010December 16, 2010 - 16:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Ameriabank Chairman of the Management Board-General Director Artak Hanesyan said that the share of small and medium enterprises (SME) in the total credit portfolio of Ameriabank CJSC makes 25%. Ameriabank managed to attract $65mln for SME lending in 2010, including funds received from the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB), Hanesyan told a press conference in Yerevan on December 16. “We have already allocated $30mln as part of SME lending,” he said. On December 16, Ameriabank CJSC and EDB signed an agreement in Yerevan, under which the Armenian bank will receive a $30mln credit line for financing small and medium enterprises. Hanesyan added that the credit funds attracted by the bank from its partners amounted to $96mln in 2010, while another $30mln was attracted by the bank from the EDB, bringing the total amount to $126mln. Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. Partner news | About 32,000 rally in Yerevan to deman Pashinyan’s resignation About 31,700 people attended an opposition rally on Thursday, May 9 in Yerevan demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Armenian, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister to meet in Almaty Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov will meet in Almaty. Viva-MTS: Tech solutions to modernize infrastructure of border village The border village has been the focus of Viva-MTS and the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Values since 2015. Ucom's fixed network launched in Artashat To mark this occasion, the company has introduced a special offer exclusively for Artashat residents. |