Friday, May 25 2018 18:52
Alina Hovhannisyan

Ministry of Finance and the Eurasian Development Bank are considering opportunities to expand cooperation areas

Ministry of Finance and the Eurasian Development Bank are considering  opportunities to expand cooperation areas

ArmInfo. The Ministry of Finance  of the Republic of Armenia and the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB)  are considering possibilities to expand the directions and prospects  for cooperation both in the private sector and in the programs  implemented under state support. This was announced during the  meeting of the Minister of Finance Atom Janjughazyan with the  director of the EDB representation in Armenia Armen Melkikyan.

According to the press service of the ministry, the parties also  discussed the implementation of investment programs within the  Eurasian Stabilization and Development Fund (ESDF). The Minister  welcomed the Bank's efforts aimed at implementing investment programs  in the private sector.

The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) is an international financial  organization established by Russia and Kazakhstan in January 2006 to  promote the development of the market economy of the participating  countries, their sustainable economic growth and the expansion of  mutual trade and economic ties. The authorized capital of the EDB is  7 billion US dollars. The Member States of the Bank are the Republic  of Armenia, the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the  Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation and the Republic of  Tajikistan.