Areximbank-Gazprombank Group posts 34% increase in payment cardsFebruary 14, 2013 - 14:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Areximbank-Gazprombank Group CJSC released a report summarizing a number of payment cards issued as of December 12, 2012. According to the company’s press service, 19 967 cards were issued in the reporting period, to include 10 531 VISA cards, 6 734 MasterCards; 2 702 ArCa cards, up 34,20% from 2011 results. The number of active cards totaled 32 678, including 18 372 VISA cards, 12 911MasterCards; 1 395 ArCa cards. The bank’s “salary” projects amounted to 143. In 2013, Areximbank-Gazprombank Group CJSC plans to boost the number of payment cards to 40 000, and the “salary” projects to 157. 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. |