Areximbank-Gazprombank Group assets grow by 20.6% in first half-yearJuly 25, 2012 - 17:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - As of June 30, 2012, the assets of Areximbank-Gazprombank Group CJSC totaled AMD 115.6 bln, increasing by AMD 35.1 bln. or 43.6% compared with the same period of last year. Loans grossing AMD 90.3 bln. as of June 30 currently make up the largest share of the bank’s assets. Loans granted to legal entities total AMD 75.7 bln., increasing by 50.2%. Meanwhile, loans provided to physical persons grossed AMD 14.7 bln., with 20.1% growth recorded, the bank's press service reported. 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 | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |