ArmInfo. VTB Bank (Armenia)  announces the launch of a new service - Savings Account, which will  bring the owner income up to 9.92% per annum at a rate of 9.5%.As the  press service of the bank reports, the rates on the Cumulative  Account in drams range from 1.5% to 9.5% per annum, depending on the  period and amount."Unlike a term deposit, by opening a savings  account at VTB Bank (Armenia), a client can withdraw funds or  replenish a savings account at a convenient time, an unlimited number  of times, without losing the interest already accrued," the source  noted.

ArmInfo. Beeline Armenia and Microsoft Innovation Center Armenia have announced the 2 best teams of the product bootcamp, which received total AMD 2,5  million from the jury to move their products one step forward and  develop prototypes.  

ArmInfo.Armenia ranked 84 in the ranking of the most powerful armies in the world according to the ''Global Firepowe''r analytical center.  The first three lines of  the rating were taken by the USA, Russia and China. Also in the top  ten included India, France, UK, South Korea, Japan, Turkey and  Germany.

ArmInfo. "We attach particular importance to the establishment of democratic institutions in Armenia, where a special role is given to holding fair and  transparent elections," said the UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP  Resident Representative for the Republic of Armenia Shombi Sharp on  November 14 at a briefing before signing the document between the  Armenian government and donors financial support for the upcoming  elections.

ArmInfo. US unilateral sanctions against Iran will have an impact on the Armenian economy, Head of the Iranian studies Department at the Faculty of Oriental  Studies at YSU Vardan Voskanian expressed this opinion on November 6  at a press conference in Yerevan.

ArmInfo. The CSTO is discussing the appointment of State Secretary of the Security Council of Belarus Stanislav Zas to the post of the organization's Secretary  General, but the final decision will be made by the leaders of the  alliance countries on November 8 in Astana, Kommersant writes with  reference to its sources.

ArmInfo.On October 22, IDBank will issue the 6th tranche of dollar-denominated coupon bonds in the amount of $ 5 million, with a coupon yield of 5.25%. As the Bank's press service told ArmInfo, the maturity of these bonds was set at  2.3 years.  According to the source, payments on coupons for this  tranche will be made quarterly, unlike previous issues, when payments  were made every six months. As part of this tranche, it is planned to  issue 50,000 bonds, each with a nominal value of $ 100.

ArmInfo.How important are management tools and how to use them for achieving success? What is the role of ethics and responsible attitude in the management chain? What should be the value system of a company to ensure a healthy working atmosphere for the employees to deliver best results? 

ArmInfo. VTB Bank (Armenia) has signed an agreement with VivaCell-MTS to develop and improve lending by installments. According to the press service of the Bank, henceforth in 73 service points of VivaCell-MTS, customers have the  opportunity to apply for a loan on the phone, tablet and router on  the spot.

ArmInfo.The 7^th Regional HR Conference organized with the joint efforts of Cascade People & Business and the Armenian HR Association and entitled “Gamification in Business or Fast Floating Race” has launched. As always, this year as well, the conference convened on a variety of topics reflecting the most critical and essential issues of the industry.

ArmInfo.Management and customer care culture adopted by VivaCell-MTS have become a success story for many including the young Armenian people living beyond the frontiers of the country. The Company recently welcomed in its headquarters students from the high school in the village of Norshen of Javakhq.

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ArmInfo. Armenia expects a much more serious attitude, meanwhile, has not itself revised its political agenda with the EU, Head of the EU delegation to Armenia Piotr Switalski expressed this opinion on July 16 commenting on the Prime Minister's words about the serious expectations of the Armenian side from European partners.

ArmInfo. One of the priorities  of the Armenian Armed Forces today is the replenishment of the Armed  Forces with modern weapons, military equipment and material and  technical means necessary for the army based on the introduction of  modern principles and systems of military command and control, as  well as the establishment of new criteria for enhancing combat  skills.  

ArmInfo.Armenian Defense Minister David Tonoyan presented the vision of the development of the army in the context of the government program, which emphasized that the development of the country's Armed Forces is among priorities  from the point of view of ensuring the security of the Republic of  Armenia and Artsakh.

ArmInfo. Armenian courts do not fully guarantee the protection of human rights. This was discussed at  the meeting of Human Rights Defender Arman Tatoyan held the day before with the Chairman of the Supreme Judicial Council Gagik Harutyunyan.

ArmInfo. ACBA-Credit Agricole Bank was recognized by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) as the most active issuing bank in Armenia in 2017 under the Trade Facilitation Program (TFP) for the results of 2017.  As the press service of the ACBA-Credit Agricole Bank told ArmInfo,  this award was awarded based on the results of activities in this  area, namely, the volume of trade finance operations conducted in  2017.

ArmInfo.We do not set the goal of rejecting the rating system of voting, but we believe that the best model of the electoral system is voting on open lists, when a person chooses both the party and its candidate for deputies. Armen Rustamyan, head of the ARF faction "Dashnaktsutyun" told journalists on June 21 in an interview with journalists.

ArmInfo.The EU's key goal is to help its partners be prepared for possible unrest and  unpredictable processes. This June 14 in Yerevan at the conference "The future of the Eastern Partnership in times of unrest," said the head of the EU delegation in Armenia Piotr Switalsky.

ArmInfo.It is the right time to develop and implement short-term, mid-term and long-term institutional reforms in Armenia, world- renowned economist Daron  Acemoglu stated at a video-conference held with Armenian Prime  Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan and  other government officials on June 11.