Minors participate in HSBC Bank Armenia tree planting events![]() April 22, 2011 - 14:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In the beginning of this year, HSBC Bank Armenia introduced a new cumulative minor deposit product and committed to plant a tree in the name of a child for each minor deposit opened. Two tree planting events took place on April 10 and 17 at Oghakadzev and Nor Nork parks of Yerevan city, with more than 600 children and parents participating. Each child was provided with a special tree plaque to write his or her name on and a green “passport” with details of the location and image of their tree. “We wanted to link minor deposits with tree planting, as it is such a positive and environmentally friendly activity. Also, the idea of parents seeing their child grow together with the child’s tree and savings is culturally appealing to Armenians, as it is associated with family, roots and generations,“ said Astrid Clifford, Chief Executive Officer HSBC Bank Armenia cjsc. ![]() ![]() As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |