EDB considers around 10 projects for cooperation with Armenian banks and companiesOctober 28, 2010 - 19:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Head of the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) representation in Armenia Sergey Yelizarov said that currently the EDB considers several projects for cooperation with Armenian banks and companies. “Up to 10 projects are at various stages of consideration. The bank implemented only one project in Armenia – the signing of a $20mln agreement with Armbusinessbank CJSC,” Sergey Yelizarov told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter during Expo-Russia Armenia 2010 3rd Annual Industrial Exhibition in Yerevan. Yelizarov added that energy, transport, infrastructure projects and agriculture are the priority fields for financing. 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 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. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. |