YEREVAN, December 9. /ARKA/. Ameriabank's retail loan portfolio stands now at 18 billion drams, Vazrik Sekoyan, head of its retail banking department said today.

"Today, the share of retail loans in our overall loan portfolio make 15%. Under our business plan we plan to increase it this year up to 25-30%," he told reporters on Friday.

Sekoyan said the bank will announce a string of discounts on different products at different periods of times.

"We have launched three new mortgage products, which will be offered with discounts,’ he said.

Ameriabank is a universal bank offering investment, corporate and retain banking services. It is owned by Troika Dialogue, one of the largest Russian investment companies. ($1 – 383.54 drams). -0-