ArmInfo. On January 19, the National Assembly of Armenia elected Hovhannes Khachatryan to the post of Deputy Governor of the Central Bank (CB) of the Republic of Armenia by secret ballot.
70 MPs took part in the voting, 65 MPs supported the candidacy, 5 MPs voted against.
Hovhannes Khachatryan (born in 1983, Yerevan), graduated from the Faculty of Economics of Yerevan State University (YSU), has a master's degree. In 2015, he received a CFA qualification - a CFA certificate (Chartered Financial Analyst - Chartered Financial Analyst). In 2019, he received an MBA from the University of Chicago. From 2002 to 2008 he worked at the Central Bank of the Republic of Armenia, in 2008-2020 - at Ameriabank CJSC. Since July 23, 2020, he has been a member of the Board of the Central Bank, a member of the Audit Committee of the Central Bank, represents the Central Bank in the macroeconomic and statistical committees of the EAEU, and represents the Central Bank in the Ministerial Committee under the Government of the Republic of Armenia. Hovhannes Khachatryan was nominated by the ruling "Civil Contract" faction.
