  Piruz Sargsyan: public awareness about financial ombudsman’s activity rising November 2, 2010 - 13:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The number of complaints received by the Armenian financial ombudsman’s office in January-October 2010 increased by 120%, totaling 527 again 378 filed during the same period in 2009. “Public awareness about our activity is rising,” financial ombudsman Piruz Sargsyan told a news conference on November 2. “55% of the complaints were settled in favor of claimants, the maximum damage repair being AMD 5,1 million and minimum AMD 1000,” she said. The largest number of complaints refers to banking sector, followed by pawn houses, which are said to sell the pawned jewelry without the knowledge of the clients.   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 |  Latest news Ruling MP accuses opposition of “serving other countries' interests”  Khachatur Sukiasyan has accused Armenia’s opposition of serving the interests of other countriesProtest 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. |
