NASDAQ OMX Armenia hosts Araratbank bonds listingNovember 6, 2012 - 13:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - NASDAQ OMX Armenia hosted Tuesday, Nov 6, an official ceremony dedicated to listing of Araratbank OJSC currency bonds. “The move will contribute to speedy development of the Armenian capital market,” NASDAQ OMX Armenia CEO Konstantin Saroyan said. David Harutyunyan, deputy executive director of Araratbank, in turn, noted that the bank gained 163 investors as a result of issuing currency bonds. “Today, the population shows increased interest in bond investing,” he said, adding that the success will inspire the bank to come up with new proposals in 2013. Araratbank announced about the 5th issue of its corporate bonds on October 1. The issue comprised 40,000 coupon bonds with nominal value of USD 25, 9% annual yield and maturity period of 36 months 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, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. Mkhitaryan raises arrest of former Karabakh leaders in Azerbaijan Inter Milan star Henrikh Mkhitaryan has shared a news story about the extension of the arrest of former Karabakh leaders. |