Russian Fora Bank opens office in Armenia

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YEREVAN, July 24. /ARKA/. The Russian Fora Bank opened an office in Yerevan, the Frank Media outlet reported on Wednesday.

Zaven Arutyunyan was appointed the bank’s chief representative in Armenia.

Fora Bank focuses on trans-border money transfers, including transfers between Russia and Armenia, and cooperates with Ameriabank, one of Armenia’s largest banks.

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