Astrid Clifford: HSBC Bank Armenia expectations for internet and phone banking justifiedOctober 14, 2010 - 13:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - HSBC Bank Armenia CEO Astrid Clifford said that about 4,000 clients of HSBC Bank Armenia CJSC use the internet banking service as of today. Replying to a question of a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, Ms. Clifford stated in Yerevan that the bank has been providing the internet banking service since last year. “As for the phone banking service, its demand is growing at a higher pace. Currently, around 16,000 clients use this service,” she said. According to Ms. Clifford, the bank’s expectations with respect to introduction of these services have completely justified. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |