Areximbank-Gazprombank Group posts 34% increase in payment cardsFebruary 14, 2013 - 14:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Areximbank-Gazprombank Group CJSC released a report summarizing a number of payment cards issued as of December 12, 2012. According to the company’s press service, 19 967 cards were issued in the reporting period, to include 10 531 VISA cards, 6 734 MasterCards; 2 702 ArCa cards, up 34,20% from 2011 results. The number of active cards totaled 32 678, including 18 372 VISA cards, 12 911MasterCards; 1 395 ArCa cards. The bank’s “salary” projects amounted to 143. In 2013, Areximbank-Gazprombank Group CJSC plans to boost the number of payment cards to 40 000, and the “salary” projects to 157. 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 | Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia. Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements. Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of Armenia Henrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |