Areximbank-Gazprombank Group posts 34% increase in payment cardsFebruary 14, 2013 - 14:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Areximbank-Gazprombank Group CJSC released a report summarizing a number of payment cards issued as of December 12, 2012. According to the company’s press service, 19 967 cards were issued in the reporting period, to include 10 531 VISA cards, 6 734 MasterCards; 2 702 ArCa cards, up 34,20% from 2011 results. The number of active cards totaled 32 678, including 18 372 VISA cards, 12 911MasterCards; 1 395 ArCa cards. The bank’s “salary” projects amounted to 143. In 2013, Areximbank-Gazprombank Group CJSC plans to boost the number of payment cards to 40 000, and the “salary” projects to 157. 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 | 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. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |