BTA Bank to join MONEY GRAM international payment systemMay 22, 2009 - 23:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Central Bank of Armenia permitted BTA Bank CJSC to join MONEY GRAM international payment system.The decision was taken during the sitting of the CBA Board presided over by CBA Chairman Artur Javadyan on Friday. BTA Bank CJSC is a strategic partner of one of Kazakhstan's biggest banks - BTA Bank JSC which holds 49% of shares in the authorized capital of BTA Bank. The other shareholders of the banks are company ZRL (31.1%) and Kazakh-Armenian company MOBILEX (16.2%). Currently, the bank implements transfers through Faster, Migom and CONTACT payment systems, the CB press office reported. 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 Security Council chief traveling to Qatar Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan will travel on a working visit to Qatar. Armenian Foreign Minister regrets “tragic loss” of Iranian counterpart The Armenian Foreign Ministry has expressed shock over the death of the Iranian President and the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Armenian PM sends condolences to Iran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a message of condolence to the Supreme Leader Seyyed Ali Khamenei. 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. |