Union of Banks of Armenia has new chairman

YEREVAN, October 5. /ARKA/. Artak Anesyan, CEO of Ameriabank, has been elected as new chairman of the Union of Banks of Armenia (UBA), UBA said.

Artak Anesyan has replaced Hakob Andreasyan, the Executive Director of ACBA-CREDIT AGRICOLE BANK, who held the position since 2017. Artak Anesyan was elected at a meeting of the UBA Board.

The Union of Banks of Armenia is a legal, non-profit organization that does not pursue the receipt and distribution of profits among its participants.

The main goals of the union are to protect the interests of its members in government agencies, local self-government bodies, public and international organizations, to identify and solve legislative problems hindering the banks’ activity. -0-

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