EDB considers around 10 projects for cooperation with Armenian banks and companiesOctober 28, 2010 - 19:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Head of the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) representation in Armenia Sergey Yelizarov said that currently the EDB considers several projects for cooperation with Armenian banks and companies. “Up to 10 projects are at various stages of consideration. The bank implemented only one project in Armenia – the signing of a $20mln agreement with Armbusinessbank CJSC,” Sergey Yelizarov told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter during Expo-Russia Armenia 2010 3rd Annual Industrial Exhibition in Yerevan. Yelizarov added that energy, transport, infrastructure projects and agriculture are the priority fields for financing. 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 | Director General of Ucom takes part in recruiting conference Ralph Yirikian participated in the Recruit Days business and networking conference organized by Move2Career. Armenia to participate in key EU meeting for the first time ever National Assembly speaker Alen Simonyan has said that Armenia will for the first time participate in the Conference. Lavrov rejects Armenia’s “defamation” of Russia, CSTO Lavrov decried the Armenian leaders’ “defamation” of Russian soldiers and border guards deployed in Armenia. U.S. reacts to Russia’s criticism of upcoming Armenia-EU-U.S. meeting Matthew Miller has weighed in on Russia’s criticism of an upcoming Armenia-EU-U.S. meeting. |