Loans granted by Armenian banks amounted to AMD 790.9 billion in March 2010May 4, 2010 - 17:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - As of March 31, 2010, loans granted by Armenian banks totaled AMD 790.9 billion that is 4.8% or 35.9 billion higher as compared with February. The RA National Statistical Service reported that the credit investments by the Armenian banking system amounted to 751.8 billion in March that is 4.1% higher as compared with February. Meanwhile, the amount of prolonged loans totaled 34.5 billion by the end of March 2010 that is 6.6 billion higher as compared with February. At the same time, overdue loans amounted to 4.6 billion that is 9% higher as compared with February 2010. 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 | Protest leader vows to achieve departure of Armenian authorities According to Archbishop Bagrat, there is only one solution to the situation in Armenia. Heads of Armenian, Ukrainian parliaments hold virtual talks Alen Simonyan and Ruslan Stefanchuk held talks via video conference on Tuesday, May 21. Pashinyan travels to Iran to pay tribute to Raisi, others Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has left for the Islamic Republic of Iran on a working visit. 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. |