20% growth recorded in number of plastic cards emitted by Areximbank-Gazprombank GroupOctober 26, 2010 - 18:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The number of plastic cards emitted by Areximbank-Gazprombank Group CJSC over the first nine months of 2010 grew by 20%, totaling 68,828. During the same period, the amount of the bank’s transactions with cards also increased by 76% (AMD 18.788mln), including cash transactions – AMD 17.539mln. As of October 1, 2010, the number of ATMs and POS-terminals of Areximbank-Gazprombank Group made 43 and 112 respectively. Areximbank-Gazprombank Group CJSC has been a principal member of VISA (since 2002) and MasterCard (since 2005) International payment systems. Besides, it has been a member of ArCa local payment system since 2009. 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 | Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. |