44% of Areximbank-Gazprombank Group’s clients own bank cardsJuly 19, 2012 - 18:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Public opinion poll Areximbank-Gazprombank Group CJSC conducted revealed that 44 % of the bank’s clients already own a bank card. Each 8th respondent proved to possess more than two “plastic cards”, with 7% of the clients owning even three cards. Utility, Internet and telephone payments as well as money transfers are mostly made by ATMs. 75% of the respondents named withdrawing cash from ATMs as the main reason behind possessing cards. “This is conditioned by the inaccessibility of payment cards in many trade and service centers of the republic,” the bank’s press service reported. As of the first half year, the number of the international payment cards issued by Areximbank-Gazprombank Group CJSC totaled 100 271, growing by 19,55% compared with the same period of 2011. 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 | Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. |