CBA: Armenian banks will decide whether to service Russian Mir cardsSeptember 21, 2022 - 14:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Commercial banks in Armenia will independently decide whether to service Russian Mir cards, the Central Bank said in a statement in response to a request from the Public Television. The Central Bank said private organizations manage their own risks, including those associated with sanctions. According to reports, two of Turkey’s largest banks and Kazakhstan's largest bank, Halyk Bank (People's Bank), have halted the use of the Russian Mir payment system. The decision is based on warnings by the U.S. Treasury Department about possible sanctions to be imposed on institutions supporting Russia's payment system outside of Russia 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 | Pasadena to host Armenian Genocide commemoration event The Pasadena Armenian Coalition will host its community-wide Armenian Genocide Commemorative Event. Armenia: Opposition activist transferred to Investigative Committee Activist Samvel Vardanyan has been accused of insulting the lawmaker Hakob Aslanyan from the ruling Civil Contract party. Russia confirms start of withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh The Kremlin has confirmed reports about the start of the withdrawal of Russian peacekeeping forces in Karabakh. France recalls its ambassador to Azerbaijan France on April 16 said it had recalled for consultations the French ambassador to Azerbaijan. |