YEREVAN, July 3. /ARKA/. VTB Bank (Armenia), VISA international payment system and Cosmopolitan Armenia Magazine handed today prizes to the winners of their joint campaign, where all the holders of VTB Cosmopolitan Visa Classic and VTB Cosmopolitan Visa Gold of VTB Bank (Armenia) cards could take part.

The campaign was launched on March 1 and completed on May 31.

Those cardholders who paid more than AMD 100,000 drams for goods and services in Armenia and abroad over the mentioned period by using their cards and also via Internet were eligible to take part in the draw.

Compared with the same period a year earlier, the amounts paid by using the bank's Visa VTB Cosmopolitan plastic card grew more than 40%, and the number of cards rose 20% and even higher.

The event was attended by Sofia Machkalyan, chief of the bank's retail business division, and Hrachuhi Utmazyan, Cosmopolitan Armenia chief editor.

Fifteen gift certificates from shops and centers for women were raffled among the 100 most active Visa VTB Cosmopolitan card holders.

The grand prizes – two trips to Milan – were won by Azatui Manvelyan and Laura Hovhannisyan, clients of VTB Bank (Armenia).

«I want to thank each of you for using VTB Cosmopolitan and for your subscription to our magazine and becoming members of our big family,» Hrachuhi Utmazyan, Cosmopolitan Armenia chief editor.

VTB Bank Armenia (Armenian Savings Bank before June 2006) joined VTB Group in April 2004. VTB, the second largest bank of Russia, holds 100% of shares of VTB Bank (Armenia). VTB Bank (Armenia) has 67 branches all over Armenia’s territory - the largest branch network in the country. VTB Bank (Armenia) is reckoned among leaders for general indicators. --0--