Thursday, January 23 2020 11:57
Alexandr Avanesov

Armenian depositors will have the opportunity to receive interest  from the first day of deposit

Armenian depositors will have the opportunity to receive interest  from the first day of deposit

ArmInfo.Investors in Armenia will have the opportunity to receive interest from the first day of deposit. Amendments to the Civil Code were introduced at the  sitting of the RA National Assembly on January 23 in the first  reading.

As one of the project developers noted, NA deputy Artak Manukyan, the  presented document is called upon to restore justice. Currently, when  opening a deposit in a bank, a person does not receive any interest  on the first day of his investments. Meanwhile, even at night, a  certain amount accumulates, which remains in the banking system.  According to the data for 11 months of last year, we are talking  about 320 million drams that could be received by depositors, not  bankers. "The banking sector can also provide loans overnight (for  one day) and according to this logic receive a certain amount for a  deposit belonging to a particular person," said Artak Manukyan,  emphasizing that if the bank benefits from the money of the  depositor, then the latter should not remain aside.

In turn, the Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank Nerses Yeritsyan  noted that the RA government does not object to the application of  the legislative initiative of the deputies. Moreover, the Union of  Banks of Armenia made a proposal aimed at protecting consumer rights.  This, in particular, is about extending the proposed amendments to  the agreements between the bank and the consumer.