YEREVAN, February 22. \/ARKA\/. Areximbank-Gazprombank Group, at a seminar held Wednesday, presented up-to-date documentary transaction instruments to its corporate clients.<\/p>\n
The seminar attendees were also told how these instruments are applied to financing foreign trade deals.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur key objectives are to inform our clients about various types of letters of credit and bank guarantees and about mechanism of their provision,\u201d Ruben Khachatryan, deputy CEO of the bank, said at the seminar.<\/p>\n
He also said that the seminar participants will also be informed about latest changes in International Trade Terminals and International Uniform Rules for Demand Guarantees.<\/p>\n
Speaking about trade financing, Khachatryan said the bank is able to fund transactions by providing credit lines or via credit lined provided by other correspondent banks – cheap financial resources are attracted on this scheme.<\/p>\n
\u201cCost of such a product is far lower than a direct lending to corporate clients,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
In particular, annual interest rates on ordinary loans in dollars average 11-13% in Areximbank, while those at Gazprombank average 4-5%.<\/p>\n
Annual interest rate can even be lowered to 3-3.5%, depending on the amount of a deal.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese lending terms are best in the country today,\u201d Khachatryan said.<\/p>\n
He singled out promptness and speed in formalizing loans as well as protection of all parties\u2019 commercial interests and minimization of financial risks in concluding deals.<\/p>\n
Areximbank-Gazprombank Group (former Areximbank, renamed on June 12, 2009) was established in August 1998 for supporting entrepreneurship and serving financial flows between Russia and Armenia.<\/p>\n
Areximbank \u2013 Gazprombank Group is a member of VISA International and MasterCard International payment systems.<\/p>\n
In November 2007, Russian Gazprombank acquired bought 80% of Areximbank\u2019s shares.<\/p>\n
In July 2008, Areximbank issued additional bonds, which were bough by Gaprombank as well.<\/p>\n
As a result, Gazprombank\u2019s share in Areximbank reached 94.15%.<\/p>\n
In September 2008, Gazprombank bought the remaining 5.85% from Raiffeisenbank and is now the sole owner of the bank.-0—<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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