  Armenia appoints new Central Bank chairman April 17, 2020 - 14:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Central Bank board member Martin Galstyan has been appointed the new Chairman of the chief monetary authority of Armenia. The National Assembly approved his nomination on Friday, April 17. Galstyan started his career in 1998 when he joined the Central Bank. In 2015, he was appointed the head of the Central Bank’s Training and Research Center in Dilijan, and became a Board member in 2018. Artur Javadyan, the former chairman, became the head of the Central Bank in 2008.   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 |  Related sections Latest news Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan  A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia.U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel.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. |
