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    Lending and leasing by Armenia’s credit organizations rise to 182.3bln drams in Q2

    Tuesday, August 26th, 2014

    Loan investments and leasing transactions by Armenia’s credit organizations rose to over 182.3 billion drams in the second quarter, an increase of 17.4% compared to Q2 2013, according to ARKA’s “Credit Organizations of Armenia” bulletin for the second quarter

    VTB Bank (Armenia) offers discounted consumer loan

    Tuesday, August 26th, 2014

    VTB Bank (Armenia) is offering its borrowers seen to be good customers in servicing their loans to get another consumer loan with a 1% discount at particular shops, the bank’s press office reported

    Central Bank auctions 0.5 billion drams worth short-term government bonds

    Monday, August 25th, 2014

    Armenia’s Central Bank said it has auctioned today 500 million drams worth short-term government bonds of AMGT1324B142 issue with a maturity of 13 weeks

    Areximbank-Gazprombank Group joins Ice Bucket Challenge

    Monday, August 25th, 2014

    Ten employees of Yerevan-based Areximbank-Gazprombank Group joined today the Ice Bucket Challenge after buckets with ice water were dumped on them on North Avenue in downtown Yerevan in the presence of many witnesses

    Armenian banks’ lending to private enterprises in second quarter increases by 9.9%, ARKA analysis

    Monday, August 25th, 2014

    Lending to private enterprises by Armenian banks in the second quarter of 2014 increased by 9.9% when compared to the same time span of 2013, amounting to over one trillion drams, according to ARKA news agency’s bulletin “Banks of Armenia” for the second quarter of 2014

    Nearly $10.6 mln traded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia stock exchange last week

    Monday, August 25th, 2014

    The Central Bank of Armenia said nearly $10.6 million was traded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia stock exchange from August 19 to 23. It stood at $9 million from August 11 to 15, according to the report

    Areximbank-Gazprombank Group announces no-chip Visa Gold and MasterCard Gold promotional offer

    Monday, August 25th, 2014

    Areximbank-Gazprombank Group has announced a promotional offer for non-chip Visa Gold and MasterCard Gold, the bank’s press office reported

    Armenia’s commercial banks purchase about $83.1 mln at intra-banking forex market last week

    Monday, August 25th, 2014

    Armenian commercial banks purchased about $83.1mln at a weighted average rate of 407.46drams per $1 in intra-banking foreign exchange market on August 19-23, the press service of the Central Bank reported

    Armenia’s regulator lowers its 2014 GDP growth Outlook to 3.6-4.2%

    Saturday, August 23rd, 2014

    The Central Bank of Armenia has revised its GDP growth outlook for 2014 lowering it from the previously predicted 4.1-4.8% to 3.6-4.2%, according to the regulator’s inflation report based on its monetary policy for the 3rd Q 2014 and its performance of the 2nd Q 2014 monetary policy

    Armenia sees 2.1% deflation in Q2

    Saturday, August 23rd, 2014

    Armenia recorded a 2.1% deflation in the second quarter of this year as compared to 0.2% deflation in Q2 2013, says the Central Bank report on inflation