Astrid Clifford: HSBC Bank Armenia expectations for internet and phone banking justifiedOctober 14, 2010 - 13:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - HSBC Bank Armenia CEO Astrid Clifford said that about 4,000 clients of HSBC Bank Armenia CJSC use the internet banking service as of today. Replying to a question of a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, Ms. Clifford stated in Yerevan that the bank has been providing the internet banking service since last year. “As for the phone banking service, its demand is growing at a higher pace. Currently, around 16,000 clients use this service,” she said. According to Ms. Clifford, the bank’s expectations with respect to introduction of these services have completely justified. 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 | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |