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ACBA-CREDIT AGRICOLE BANK wins amateur chess championship

YEREVAN, December 10. /ARKA/. ACBA-CREDIT AGRICOLE BANK said Monday it had won the chess tournament.

On December 8, Chess House named after Tigra Petrosyan hosted the Third Amateur Rapid Chess Championship among the financial and banking institutions of Armenia. ACBA-CREDIT AGRICOLE BANK received two awards : for “Best team game,” whereas the second award was granted to the bank’s employee Edgar Medjinyan.

“We sincerely congratulate Edgar Medjinyan and our team for the brilliant game,” the source states.

ACBA-CREDIT AGRICOLE BANK was established in 1996 as part of European Union’s TACIS program. French Credit Agricole S.A. holds 15.56% of the bank’s shares and SACAM International JSC 12.44%. The remaining shares belong to farmers’ unions in Armenia’s ten provinces, including Armavir (14.08%) and Ararat (12.28%). -0—-

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