YEREVAN, May 2. /ARKA/. Acting General Director – Chairman of the Board of Directors at VTB Bank (Armenia) Yury Gusev congratulated ARKA News Agency Director Konstantin Petrosov as well as the staff with the 16th anniversary of the agency.

“In the modern and actively changing information market, reacting to all events worldwide, the 16th anniversary of establishing an independent press-agency can be only assessed as a vivid example of your high professionalism and constant development, business activity and successful business management, creative approach to the work, rare ability “to hear a companion,” as well as openness towards dialogue, readiness for cooperation and mutual understanding,” the letter by Gusev says.

“I am sure that the team, headed by you, professionally matured within these over 15 years due to inexhaustible energy, knowledge and enthusiasm, will keep ARKA’s leading positions in the information field of Armenia, and will strengthen business image and authority of the own agency, enter new higher level of international recognition,” Gusev noted.

He added that VTB Bank (Armenia) as a reliable and trustworthy partner of ARKA will continue close cooperation with the administration and the journalists of the agency, “ continue by your help to deliver positive signals to society in favor of openness, objectivity, trust and loyalty, as well as reliability and progress.”

“Happy Birthday, ARKA. I wish you happiness, peace and further achievements and accomplishments, efficient work on this tough and rocky ground of “national journalism,” the letter says.

Founded on May 1, 1996, ARKA News Agency provides financial, economic and political information.

Today ARKA media holding includes telecommunications and high-tech portal teleсom.arka.am as well as financial and banking portal armbanks.am.

We are co-operating with the largest news agencies and databases of the world, namely REUTERS, International Securities Inc., Rosbusinessconsulting, Finmarket, AK&M, PRIME-TASS.

We provide information on regular basis to various organizations, State and commercial structures, banks, international financial organizations, consulting companies, Embassies and mass media.

Among our clients are the Government of Republic of Armenia, Central Bank of Armenia, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, Yerevan Brandy Company, Grant Thornton Amyot, HSBC Bank Armenia, Ardshininvestbank, Converse Bank and others.

ARKA News Agency was declared the Best Economic Agency of Armenia as of 2000 by the Central Bank of Armenia. In the years of 2002 and 2003, Business Initiative Directions organization awarded ARKA News Agency with International Star Award for Quality in Gold category. In 2011 ARKA was nominated by Europe Business Assembly (EBA) for the International award “Best Enterprises” for the dynamics of the company’s growth in its branch over 15 years of its operation in Armenia.

Also ARKA News Agency is nominated by B.I.D (Business Initiative Directions) for ISLQ - International Star for Leadership in Quality gold category, the award ceremony of which will be held in June of this year in Paris. —0—