YEREVAN, February 22. /ARKA/. The chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia Artur Javadyan has left for Thessaloniki (Greece) to participate in the 12th annual meeting of top managers of the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank (BSTDB).

The Central Bank said the meeting will discuss a string of issues related to the bank's activities.
Within the framework of the visit, Javadyan will have meetings with the heads of central banks of the BSTDB member countries, as well as with the heads of other financial organizations. -0-

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YEREVAN, August 2. /ARKA/. Moody’s Investors Service upgraded Greece’s government bond rating to Caa1 from Caa3, citing the progress in implementing structural reforms. The outlook on the rating is stable. The ratings agency said Greece’s short-term debt rating is unaffected and remains “Not Prime”. Moody’s said it expects the general government debt-to-GDP ratio to decline […]

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The International Monetary Fund acknowledged on Wednesday that it made “notable failures” in the Greek bailout, underestimating how much the austerity measures it pushed would pinch the country’s already faltering economy

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Two armed men broke into Greece’s National Bank’s branch in Larissa’s central square around 08.30 a.m. and threatening the employees managed to get away with an amount of almost €1 million

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Greece will extend a deadline for the recapitalization of its banks by a few weeks, possibly until the end of May, Greek central bank chief George Provopoulos said on Monday, Reuters reported

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The EU-backed loan for bank recapitalization may be extended in April, Chief Executive Officer of the European Financial Stability Fund

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Greece will receive EU and IMF loans in the near future, believes prime minister Antonis Samaras

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