  ATM accepting drams to be set in Armenia till yearendApril 28, 2009 - 12:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Automatic teller machines accepting Armenian drams will be set in Armenia in autumn. "Pilot projects were launched in 2008," Armenian Card executive director Shahen Hovhanesyan said during the third Banking Summit - Armenia 2009. "Earlier, the ATMs accepted foreign currency only. Now, Armenian drams will also be accepted, although it's not an easy process," he said. "With the assistance of the Central bank of Armenia, some 15 ATMs will be set till the end of the current year. Then their number will increase gradually," he said.   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 |  Related sections Latest news EU, EAEU are incompatible, Russia tells Armenia  The arrival of extra-regional players in Armenia “will have consequences,” Russian Deputy PM Alexei Overchuk has said.Armenia top European Youth Team Chess Championships after Round 4 The Armenian national team top the standings at the European Youth Team Chess Championships 2024 on the Greek island of Rhodes.GAIFF: Tarsem Singh to preside over Regional Competition jury Tarsem Singh is perhaps best known to Armenian audiences as the author behind Lady Gaga’s 911 music video, inspired by the aesthetics of Sergei Parajanov.ICRC reps visit Armenians held in Azerbaijan The staff of the International Committee of the Red Cross have visited Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians currently being held in Azerbaijan. |
