ArmSwissBank becomes HSBC Bank Armenia market makerFebruary 7, 2009 - 14:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - From February 6, 2009, ArmSwissBank CJSC will officially announce the purchase and sale price of coupons of HSBC Bank Armenia (HSBCB1), which were recently included into the Bbond list of the NASDAQ OMX Armenia. The tranche includes 10 thousand bonds with principal value of 100 thousand AMD (some $328), with a 365-day maturity period and 9% of annual coupon yield. With the status of market maker, ArmSwissBank CJSC will maintain the solvency, thus providing the investors with a constant possibility to buy or sell bonds at a secondary market. HSBC Bank Armenia joined NASDAQ OMX Group in January 2009. 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. |