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Inecobank Of Armenia 36th In Top-100 List Of Best Microfinance Organ

INECOBANK OF ARMENIA 36TH IN TOP-100 LIST OF BEST MICROFINANCE ORGANIZATIONS OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

ARKA
Dec 29, 2008

YEREVAN, December 29. /ARKA/. Inecobank of Armenia is the 36th
in top-100 list of best microfinance organizations of developing
countries, says the analysis carried out by Microfinance Exchange
(MIX) in 2008.

The analysis was made based on four basic indicators – profitability,
efficiency, transparency and market involvement, says the official
website of the bank. This is an important achievement for the bank
particularly in the field of microfinancing facilitated by bank’s
flexible and effective management and development-orientated powerful
strategy, says the report.

The bank started the microfinancing business-program only at the end
of 2008.

Inecobank closed joint stock company was registered on February 7
1996. In December 1997 the bank became the first bank in Armenia
extending credits for consumer goods.

Among the stockholders of Inecobank are member of KfW group DEG
company (Deutsche Investititions-und Entwicklunsgesellschaft mbH)
with 13.5% and the International Financial Corporation with 10%. The
bank is cooperating with the EBRD, USAID, KfW, the Black Sea Trade
and Development Bank and other international organizations.

The bank’s assets had totaled 41.1bln Drams as of the end of September
2008 with total capital being 7.8bln Drams.

The authorized stock of the bank is 1.4bln Drams, the credit portfol
io – 29.4bln Drams and the profit 1.1bln Drams in January-September
2008. Credits to small and medium enterprises were 10.7bln Drams with
mortgage loans amounting to 2.8bln Drams. ($1=308.44Drams).

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