YEREVAN, February 15. /ARKA/. VTB Bank (Armenia) was declared the winner in two categories of NASDAQ OMX Armenia Best Member Awards 2015- “Best Exchange Member in Credit Resources Market.

Karen Sargsyan, head of VTB Bank (Armenia) financial markets operations, was named the winner in the category "The Best Trading Partner’, chosen by all the registered dealers.

The Annual Ceremony was held on February 12 for the 6th time in a row aiming to award the most active members of the Exchange and, for already the second time, the Depository.

VTB Bank (Armenia) had already been twice recognized the winner in the category "The Best Exchange Member in the Currency Market."

In comments on the contest results VTB Bank (Armenia) CEO Yuri Gusev said the award is another indication that the bank is an active and serious player in the financial market of Armenia.

"We are very pleased to receive two awards from NASDAQ OMX Armenia, which also underline the high professionalism of our bank's treasury team. The awards encourage us to work more actively in the stock market," he said.

The "Best Exchange Member" award was established by NASDAQ OMX Armenia in 2010 to encourage companies which provide investment services and are members of the stock exchange, which are actively involved in trading on various exchanges markets.

VTB Bank (Armenia) is entirely owned by Russian VTB Group. The bank runs 67 branches across Armenia, more than any other local bank.-0-