Ameriabank experts to participate in international contest in NYMay 24, 2011 - 15:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Ameriabank's team won the international Online Bank Management Contest – Europe 2011, held among European banks. The competition was organized by SimArc NV, NY Institute of Finance jointly with the World Savings Banks Institute and the European Savings Banks Group. According to Ameriabank's Development Director Tigran Jrbashyan, bank’s experts managed to find solutions to the tasks on virtual bank management model development in crisis conditions, leaving behind the leading groups of specialists representing ING, Dexia and CSOB. Jrbashyan informed that the contest was conducted for 5 areas: Europe, Northern and Southern Americas, Asia and Africa. The winners will represent Europe in New York at the final stage of the contest this year. “First of all the victory will grant us recognition at the world market, promoting success and realization of strategic programs,” he said and added that winning such an important competition will help improve the group's possibilities and skills both for the Armenian and international market. “It will also increase Armenia's recognizability in the international banking sector,” he concluded. 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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |