ASHIB awards 3 clients with certificates for acquiring tickets to EuropeSeptember 18, 2009 - 15:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In cooperation with international MoneyGram system, ASHIB has today awarded 3 of its clients with certificates for acquiring tickets to Europe, the bank's press service reports.Winners were selected by random choice during September 11 drawing ceremony. Any bank client who received more than 400 between June 10 and August 31 2009 can participate in function. In the same period, the bank gave souvenirs to all its clients who received the above-mentioned amount. ASHIB currently carries out private money transfers via Contact, MoneyGram, Migom, Fast Mail, Intel Express and RIA systems and cooperates with Russia's Promsvyazbank, Sotsgorbank, Fora-Bank and Sberbank. It has 49 branches in Armenia and 6 branches in NKR, as well as a representative office in Paris. In 2008, Moody's international rating agency assigned to the bank long-term Ba1 and short-term Not Prime local currency ratings, long-term Ba3 and short-term Not-Prime foreign currency ratings, as well as financial stability ("BFSR") "D-" rating. Besides, the bank was last year awarded with ISO 9001: 2000 International System Management Certificate. 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 | Armenia considers Cyprus as one of its main partners in EU - envoy Armenia considers Cyprus one of its main partners in the European Union, Ambassador Tigran Mkrtchyan has said. Armenian, Albanian Foreign Ministers discuss ties, regional issues Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan had a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania Igli Hasani. POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO. Armenia confirms will attend NATO summit in Washington Armenia has confirmed its participation in the NATO summit in Washington, a spokesperson has confirmed. |