Ameriabank has lent $4.5 billion to Armenian economy since 2008March 19, 2019 - 17:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - President of the Union of Banks of Armenia, Ameriabank CEO Artak Hanesyan told reporters on Tuesday, March 19 that the bank has lent $4.5 billion to the Armenian economy since 2008. Hanesyan said $1.2 billion from the entire sum was spent on financing exports. In 2018 alone, mortgage lending grew by 50% year-on-year, consumer loans doubled, as did the number of customers, while business loans grew by 14%. Ameriabank unveiled two tools offering loans online in 2018, one of which was created to provide no-pledge online loans of up to AMD 10 million to small businesses. Hanesyan also revealed that the bank is going to unwrap two more online tools for businesses and individuals. 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 | Russia clarifying reports on Baku’s alleged arms supply to Ukraine Russia says is carefully working to verify reports about alleged arms supplies from Azerbaijan to Ukraine Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. CSTO: Armenia has not participated in secretariat’s work recently Recently Armenia has not participated in the work of the secretariat of the CSTO, Imangali Tasmagambetov said. Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. |