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  • “Participation in the EBRD Annual Meeting is consistent with the strategy adopted by Converse Bank.”․ Grant Akopian
    Armenian News - Tert.am - 08:49 May 20, 2024
    Converse Bank was a major sponsor of the EBRD Annual Meeting. We talked with Grant Akopian, Chief Financial Officer and the Deputy CEO of Converse Bank about our participation in the event, the Bank’s activities in the field of  socially responsible financing and expectations from the event. Converse Bank has vast experience of cooperation with the EBRD. Which fields are included in the cooperation and how would you describe the cooperation? Converse Bank has a long-standing productive and extensive cooperation experience with the EBRD, during which numerous projects have been successfully  implemented aimed at fostering the development of various sectors of the economy in Armenia. The Bank actively cooperates with the EBRD  in the scope of international trade finance as well as SME financing programmes. In particular, the attracted funds were channeled to the implementation of the inclusive programme “Women in Business” and financing of local SMEs. The success of these programmes has been recognized by the E...