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    Arab States May Move Financial Center To Armenia From Lebanon
    Huliq.com
    May 26, 2008

    The Prime Minister of Armenia Tigran Sargsyan says that Arab states
    express a wish to move their financial and banking center from Lebanon
    to Armenia as Armenia makes serious steps to become the regional
    financial center by dedicating northern town of Dilijan specially for
    this purpose.

    Yerevan /Mediamax/. Arab states express a wish to move their financial
    center from Lebanon to Armenia, proposing to carry out the
    corresponding legislative changes in the republic.
    Mediamax reports that the Prime Minister of Armenia Tigran Sarkisian
    said this today, speaking in Dilijan at the first financial-banking
    conference, organized by the Union of Banks of Armenia (UBA).
    `Armenia can become a bridge between Europe and Moslem states', Tigran
    Sarkisian stated, adding that to turn into a financial center for the
    Arab world, Armenia should gain the outline of an off-shore zone, which
    will present profitable financial services according to world
    standards.
    The Prime Minister also noted that Armenia can organize trading of
    securities of CIS states.
    `Along with the development of securities markets of CIS states, there
    is yet the problem of securities' entry to foreign markets unsolved,
    and Armenia can propose CIS auspicious conditions to place their
    securities.
    OMX Group operator, which has entered the Armenian market, may realize
    crucial programs', Tigran Sarkisian stated.
    Head of the government also noted the importance of establishing in
    Armenia investment funds and systems of assets management. According
    to Tigran Sarkisian, the Armenian population has about $2bln cash on
    hand and the presence of investment funds will allow placing those
    assets. He added that the transition to accumulative pension system
    will contribute to the formation of share investment funds and a
    system of assets management.
    `The insurance market and the market of securities of Armenia fall
    behind in development from the banking system, and active reforms are
    necessary in these spheres. The main resource of the financial sphere
    is intellect, consequently, special attention should be paid to
    financial education', Tigran Sarkisian stated.
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