Visa pleased with its turnover in ArmeniaApril 3, 2012 - 15:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia provided 49% turnover growth for Visa cards in trade network in late Q4 2011 against the same period in 2010, Visa Business Development Manager in Armenia, Georgia and Moldova Irina Kamkhadze said. “The total turnover including POS-terminals rose by 41 per cent,” she told a press conference in Yerevan on April 3. Currently Visa Company cooperates with 14 commercial banks in Armenia, and according to Kamkhadze, they are satisfied with the result of Armenian banks’ work which boosted their activities in trade networks. 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 | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |