ArmInfo. Converse Bank resumed the work of the Gyumri branch at the new address - Gyumri, Yerevan highway, 7/7. As the press service of the Bank informs, the official opening ceremony took place on September 15.
According to Arthur Hakobyan, Chief Executive Officer of Converse Bank, this is the second regional branch, the opening of which was held this year. "After the move, all conditions were created in the Gyumri branch to provide customers with high-quality, comprehensive banking services. Expansion of the regional network, i.e. the opening of new branches, the renewal and improvement of the conditions of existing branches, the availability of products and services for customers are one of the priorities of the Converse Bank's activity, "he said." Meanwhile, by the end of the year, Converse Bank plans to open another branch.
According to the source, lending to small and medium-sized businesses, as well as mortgage lending, will remain priority areas for the Bank's credit policy in the region for the coming years. Through the "Gyumri" branch, Converse Bank will provide products and services in accordance with the requirements of the economic entities of the given region, in particular in the field of construction and restoration of tourist infrastructures, agroeconomics, etc. "In Shirak region we already financed a large project on the construction of a greenhouse year as successfully works. Such projects will be of a lengthy nature, "A. Hakobyan noted.
After the opening of the branch, the Bank's representatives and guests visited the Gyumri Theater Square to participate in the event organized in the framework of the "Week of Argentine Tango".
Currently, Converse Bank has 3 branches in the Shirak region, and the volume of loans disbursed in this area exceeds $ 12.5 million. It should be reminded that Converse Bank operates in the Armenian market with September 1996. The Bank's shareholders are Advanced Global Investments LLc (hands-Eduardo Ernekian) - 80.94%, HayPost Trust Management B.V. - 14.06%, the Cathedral of the Mother See of Etchmiadzin - 5%. The Bank's branch network has 34 branches, out of which 13 are located in Yerevan, 20 - in the regions of Armenia and 1 - in the NKR.