Head of Armenian Central Bank to sign a 50mln euro agreement with EIB in Vienna

YEREVAN, December 4. /ARKA/. The chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia Artur Javadyan will sign a loan agreement worth 50 million euros with the European investment Bank on development of small and midscale businesses in agriculture and tourism in Wien, the press office of the bank reported.

The report says Javadyan headed to Vienna to participate in the meeting of the advisory group of the European Fund for South-East Europe.

As part of his visit, Javadyan is expected to meet with the EIB vice-president Wilhelm Molterer for signing the agreement. –0–

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