EDB considers around 10 projects for cooperation with Armenian banks and companiesOctober 28, 2010 - 19:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Head of the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) representation in Armenia Sergey Yelizarov said that currently the EDB considers several projects for cooperation with Armenian banks and companies. “Up to 10 projects are at various stages of consideration. The bank implemented only one project in Armenia – the signing of a $20mln agreement with Armbusinessbank CJSC,” Sergey Yelizarov told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter during Expo-Russia Armenia 2010 3rd Annual Industrial Exhibition in Yerevan. Yelizarov added that energy, transport, infrastructure projects and agriculture are the priority fields for financing. 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 | Aliyev travels to Turkey at Erdogan's invitation On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. CSTO budget “to be adjusted due to Yerevan’s non-payment of contributions” The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Russia sends note of protest to Armenia over envoy’s trip to Ukraine’s Bucha Russia has sent a note of protest to Armenia over the visit of Vladimir Karapetyan and Tigran Ter-Margaryan to Bucha. Armenia: Protesters march to parliament, some spend the night on street The protesters did not disperse despite heavy rain that began at around 2 a.m. local time. |