Annual meeting of BSTDB Board of Governors to be held in Yerevan

YEREVAN, July 8. /ARKA/. The President of the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank (BSTDB) Serhat Köksal expressed his gratitude for hosting the annual meeting of the BSTDB Board of Governors in Yerevan during a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Tuesday.

According to the government press service, Pashinyan wished the meeting participants productive work.

The meeting discussed the BSTDB’s programs in Armenia and future initiatives. The prime minister emphasized the importance of financing the private sector operating in various fields, as well as promoting business projects.

About the CBRD

The Black Sea Trade and Development Bank is an international financial organization established by Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Turkey, and Ukraine. The BSTDB is headquartered in Thessaloniki, Greece. The BSTDB supports economic development and regional cooperation by providing loans, credit lines, equity capital, and guarantees for projects and trade finance in the public and private sectors in member countries.-0-

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