EBRD BOARD DIRECTORS VISIT ARMENIA
/ARKA/
October 18, 2011
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, October 18. / ARKA /. A delegation from the EBRD's Board of
Directors, which represents the Bank's shareholders, will visit Armenia
from October 17-21, EBRD Yerevan Office said in a statement today.
The visit is part of a regular series of consultations that enable
EBRD Board Directors to obtain current information on developments in
the countries where the Bank is active. Representatives of the EBRD
Board on this visit include: Jerome Baconin, France; Kurt Bayer,
Austria/Israel/Cyprus/Malta/Kazakhstan/Bosnia and Herzegovina;
Ole Blondal, Denmark/Ireland/Lithuania Gianluca Grandi, Italy; Ole
Hovland, Norway/Finland/Latvia; Herbert Junk, Germany Jan Maas,
Netherlands/Mongolia/FYR Macedonia;Pedro Moriyon, Spain/Mexico
During the visit, the EBRD Board Directors will meet Serzh Sargsyan,
President of the Republic of Armenia; Tigran Sargsyan, Prime Minister
of the Republic of Armenia; Tigran Davtyan, Minister of the Economy
of the Republic of Armenia; Arthur Javadyan, Chairman of the Central
Bank of Armenia and other senior government officials.
The EBRD delegation will also hold meetings with members of the
business and diplomatic communities, opposition political parties,
civil society organisations and representatives of international
financial institutions in the country. The Directors will visit the
capital, Yerevan, as well as the cities of Abovyan and Sevan.
The purpose of the consultation visit is to enable the Directors
to better understand the priorities for the local economy and the
expected role of the EBRD in Armenia in the context of the forthcoming
new country strategy for 2012-15.
On Wednesday, October 19 at 17:00 Ashot Yerkat Hall at Marriott
Armenia Hotel will host a press conference on the visit of the EBRD
delegation. The press conference will include head of the EBRD Office
in Yerevan Valeriu Razlog; EBRD Director for Austria, Israel, Malta,
Kazakhstan, Bosnia and Herzegovina Kurt Beyer.
The EBRD began operations in Armenia in 1992. To date, it has invested
in more than 100 projects and has provided finance totalling more
than ~@450 million.
From: A. Papazian
/ARKA/
October 18, 2011
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, October 18. / ARKA /. A delegation from the EBRD's Board of
Directors, which represents the Bank's shareholders, will visit Armenia
from October 17-21, EBRD Yerevan Office said in a statement today.
The visit is part of a regular series of consultations that enable
EBRD Board Directors to obtain current information on developments in
the countries where the Bank is active. Representatives of the EBRD
Board on this visit include: Jerome Baconin, France; Kurt Bayer,
Austria/Israel/Cyprus/Malta/Kazakhstan/Bosnia and Herzegovina;
Ole Blondal, Denmark/Ireland/Lithuania Gianluca Grandi, Italy; Ole
Hovland, Norway/Finland/Latvia; Herbert Junk, Germany Jan Maas,
Netherlands/Mongolia/FYR Macedonia;Pedro Moriyon, Spain/Mexico
During the visit, the EBRD Board Directors will meet Serzh Sargsyan,
President of the Republic of Armenia; Tigran Sargsyan, Prime Minister
of the Republic of Armenia; Tigran Davtyan, Minister of the Economy
of the Republic of Armenia; Arthur Javadyan, Chairman of the Central
Bank of Armenia and other senior government officials.
The EBRD delegation will also hold meetings with members of the
business and diplomatic communities, opposition political parties,
civil society organisations and representatives of international
financial institutions in the country. The Directors will visit the
capital, Yerevan, as well as the cities of Abovyan and Sevan.
The purpose of the consultation visit is to enable the Directors
to better understand the priorities for the local economy and the
expected role of the EBRD in Armenia in the context of the forthcoming
new country strategy for 2012-15.
On Wednesday, October 19 at 17:00 Ashot Yerkat Hall at Marriott
Armenia Hotel will host a press conference on the visit of the EBRD
delegation. The press conference will include head of the EBRD Office
in Yerevan Valeriu Razlog; EBRD Director for Austria, Israel, Malta,
Kazakhstan, Bosnia and Herzegovina Kurt Beyer.
The EBRD began operations in Armenia in 1992. To date, it has invested
in more than 100 projects and has provided finance totalling more
than ~@450 million.
From: A. Papazian