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    VTB Bank (Armenia) equipped its branches with devices reading ID card data

    Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013

    VTB Bank (Armenia) reported Wednesday it had equipped its branches with the devices which automatically read the data from ID cards in Armenia

    Dollar pulls back as bernanke prepares to talk QE: Marketwatch

    Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013

    The U.S. dollar slipped Wednesday, trading down against major rivals as investors waited to hear Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s view of the U.S. economy and what that may mean for the Fed’s current easing program

    Asian stocks cheered by fed reassurance: Reuters

    Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013

    Asian stocks rose on Wednesday following a positive lead from Wall Street, with Japan’s Nikkei reaching a fresh 5-1/2 year high and clinging to its gains as the Bank of Japan stood pat after unleashing massive stimulus last month

    Armenian regulator issues mid-term government bonds worth AMD 2 billion

    Tuesday, May 21st, 2013

    The Central Bank of Armenia issued AMGN36294167 mid-term government bonds worth AMD 2 billion maturing on April 29, 2016

    Armenia’s Finance Ministry bought AMD 750 mln worth medium-term government bonds

    Tuesday, May 21st, 2013

    Armenian Finance Ministry bought Tuesday medium-term government (treasury) bonds valued at 750 million drams of AMGN36294142 issue, Central Bank reported

    Armenian Araratbank to make second issue of usd-denominated bonds

    Tuesday, May 21st, 2013

    Araratbank will place $1 million worth USD-denominated coupon bonds, the bank’s deputy executive director, David Harutyunyan, said today. He said 40,000 bonds will be placed through subscription from May 23 to June 13. The face value of a bond is $25, the annual interest rate is 8.5% and the maturity period is 36-months

    VTB Bank (Armenia) and Visa launch “Summer with VTB” campaign

    Tuesday, May 21st, 2013

    VTB Bank (Armenia) and VISA announced Tuesday on launching “Summer with VTB” campaign

    PM Urges more action on tax from UK territories: Reuters

    Tuesday, May 21st, 2013

    Prime Minister David Cameron wrote to leaders of Britain’s offshore territories and other self-governing regions, urging them to sign up to international protocols on information exchange, and improve their transparency

    Price gold in Armenia drops by 2.9 percent

    Monday, May 20th, 2013

    The State Depository of Precious Stones and Metals Agency, an affiliation of Armenian Finance Ministry, has set new prices for government agencies to buy and sell precious stones and metals which are effective for this week. The new prices are for one gram of chemically pure metals

    Armenian Central Bank auctions short-term government bonds worth AMD 147 million

    Monday, May 20th, 2013

    On Monday, the Central Bank of Armenia sold 26-week and 13-week AMGT2618B137 and AMGT13198138 respectively government bonds totaling AMD 147 million drams, the regulator’s press office reports