MoneyGram and VTB Bank (Armenia) start cooperationSeptember 9, 2009 - 20:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - VTB Bank (Armenia) starts cooperation with MoneyGram international money transfer system, the bank's press service reports.Beginning September 9, 2009, all 78 branches of VTB Bank (Armenia) will use MoneyGram system for receiving and making transfers to any direction, says the bank's release. "VTB Bank (Armenia) currently provides a wide range of services via Armenian and Russian transfer systems. We are happy for cooperation with MoneyGram and confident that our clients will highly appreciate the speed and quality of services rendered," said Aren Apikyan, Head of Retail Business Department. 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 | Iran’s Red Crescent sends aid to Armenia’s flood-hit regions The Iranian Red Crescent Society has sent humanitarian aid to the victims of deadly floods that hit northern Armenia on May 25-26. Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. |