Central Bank of Armenia chair hails Karabakh’s banking systemSeptember 9, 2013 - 18:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia Artur Javadyan is satisfied with the banking system in Karabakh, welcoming the state of the banks’ assets as well as crediting capacity, with the credit portfolio quality exceeding that of Armenia. As Mr. Javadyan told a news conference in Yerevan, 8 banks are currently operating in Karabakh, providing an adequate competitive environment in the republic. Operating in Karabakh are Artsakhbank, Converse Bank, Ardshininvestbank, Armbusinessbank, Armeconombank, Araratbank ,Unibank and Ameriabank. As the NKR Prime Minister Ara Harutyunyan told PanARMENIAN.Net no new banks are slated to open in Artsakh in near future, with current banking system fully covering the population’s needs. As the official noted, the republic’s population is dissatisfied with crediting rates, the latters being much higher than needed. “Every day we negotiate the issue with the financial sector to be given more affordable rates,” he said. 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 | Armenia-Qatar ties discussed in Doha The Secretary of Armenia’s Security Council met with the Deputy Secretary General of the National Security Council of Qatar. ARARAT special evening dedicated to Aznavour's 100th Anniv. On May 20 ARARAT legendary Armenian brandy, celebrated the centennial of Maestro Charles Aznavour with a special event. Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province. Armenia calls for prohibiting threats of attacks on nuclear facilities Armenia has raised the need for a treaty prohibiting attacks on nuclear facilities devoted to peaceful purposes. |