Chairman of Central Bank of Armenia to participate in European Banking CongressNovember 17, 2011 - 18:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On November 17-20, Chairman of Central Bank of Armenia (CBA) Arthur Javadyan will participate in 21st Frankfurt European Banking Congress. Discussion on changing economic power, changing currency and changing financial markets is on Congress agenda, the CBA press service reports. President of the European Central Bank Mario Draghi, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, President of Bundesbank (German Federal Bank) Jens Weidmann are due to make reports at the Congress with Representatives of IMF, EBRD, international banking corporations, research centers and institutes to participate in it. 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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |