YEREVAN, May 18. / ARKA /. ACBA-CREDIT AGRICOLE BANK said today it will conduct the next business training for representatives of SMEs on May 24-27.

The Bank said in a press release that free business trainings are designed for managers of small and medium business in Armenia.

ACBA-CREDIT AGRICOLE BANK is the first bank in Armenia that has started conducting regular business trainings for its customers with a view to promote small and medium-sized businesses throughout all the phases of their work. The first training course was held on November 24 -27, 2015.

The training course focuses on five different topics, believed to be of key importance in all stages of business development and management. Its aim is to provide theoretical and practical knowledge on the optimal business management, as well as on the use of a number of marketing tools.

The list of topics is to be enlarged. The training is open to heads of all SMEs, regardless of whether they are bank customers or not.

The Bank said those who wish to participate in the trainings can register by calling ACBA-CREDIT AGRICOLE BANK 010 31 88 88 (81-85, 81-49), or by visiting any of its branches located in Yerevan. Business courses are free of charge for all participants.

ACBA was established in 1996 as part of EU’s TACIS program. As a result of a long-term and mutually beneficial cooperation between ACBA Bank and the French Credit Agricole the latter became the biggest shareholder of ACBA in 2006, September. ACBA was restructured, becoming a closed joint stock company and was renamed ACBA CREDIT AGRICOLE BANK. -0-