Fitch rates Armenia's ACBA-Credit Agricole Bank ‘B+’; Outlook StableJune 23, 2017 - 15:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Fitch Ratings has assigned Armenia’s ACBA-Credit Agricole Bank CJSC ratings of Long-term Issuer Default (IDR) ‘B+’ with Stable Outlook. According to the report, the bank received such an assessment due to its internal financial viability. The assessment took into account the fact that ACBA is engaged in financing of the agricultural sector, as well as infrastructure saturation, including the presence of branches in all the provinces of the country, and a high level of liquidity. The Fitch report also notes that in a complex macroeconomic environment, the bank has in recent years focused on improving the quality of assets, as a result of which it has managed to limit the rapid growth of its loan portfolio. All this, in turn, helped and will in the future stimulate a decrease in the riskiness of assets and growth in profitability. The assessment received from Fitch is the highest for companies in Armenia. It confirms the transparent financial structure and the leading position of ACBA-Credit Agricole Bank. Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. Partner news | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. |