Tuesday, February 3 2015 14:34
ProCredit Bank registers stable and balanced development in 2014
ArmInfo. In 2014, market developments created many challenges, which ProCredit Bank Armenia, staying loyal to its principles, overcame. 
Head of Budgeting, Controlling and Reporting Unit Gor Gabuzyan said:  "Since 2008, ProCredit Bank has followed a policy of establishing long-term and stable relationships with its clients. As a result of this, the bank broke even and in 2013 it recorded its first annual profit, AMD 22 million. In 2014, this had grown to AMD 502 million, which represents a capital profitability of 5.7%. These results are due to ProCredit's stable and balanced development, which means that both clients and international investors trust the bank. This trust is evidenced by the fact that in 2014 ProCredit Holding, the bank's parent company, provided the bank with a subsidiary loan of USD 7.5 million in order to reinforce the bank's stability and growth". 
At the end of 2014, the bank's total capital amounted to AMD 11.8 billion, which is in compliance with the requirements set by the Armenian central bank. 
ProCredit Bank began its operations in Armenia on 5 February 2008 and is part of the international ProCredit group, which is led by ProCredit Holding based in Germany and operates in 11 banks in Eastern Europe and institutions in Latin America as well as in Germany. Both ProCredit Holding and ProCredit Bank Germany are supervised by the German Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), which underscores the reliability and stability of the ProCredit institutions. ProCredit Bank Armenia is a fully-fledged bank with 100% foreign capital, focused on the development of small and medium-sized enterprises, as well as on the promotion of a savings culture among the population.