Former Yerevan Mayor appointed as Gazprombank first vice presidentDecember 6, 2011 - 14:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The former Mayor of Yerevan Karen Karapetyan was appointed as the first vice president of Gazprombank Joint Stock Company. As ArmRosgazprom spokesperson Shushan Sardaryan told PanARMENIAN.Net the relevant decree was singed on December 2. Gazprombank, the largest Russian non-state owned bank, was founded in 1990. The bank is owned by the Russian gas company Gazprom, which controls 62.59% of shares directly, also retaining shares through its subsidiaries (Gazfond, Gazprom Export, etc). 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 | 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. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. 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. |