AMERIABANK PLANS TO DEVELOP A PENSION ACCUMULATION SCHEME

ARKA
Jan 27, 2010

YEREVAN, January 27, /ARKA/. Ameriabank plans to develop a pension
savings accumulation scheme, its CEO Artak Anesian said today at a
news conference. He said the bank is implementing a pilot program
with an affiliated company following which Ameriabank will offer
similar schemes to all its clients.

He said the pension savings accumulation scheme was developed as a
trust management fund.

He said pension payments will be accumulated on special accounts and
the funds will be invested in least risky assets, such as state bonds
and securities.

Ameriabank is owned fully by TDA Holding Ltd, an affiliation of one
of the biggest Russian investment companies Troika Dialog. At the
end of 2009 its assets totaled 103.5 billion Drams, liabilities-81.8
billion Drams, the aggregate capital-21.7 billion Drams and the charter
capital 18.2 billion Drams (in terms of charter capital Ameriabank is
the highest rated Armenian bank). Its overall credit investments stood
at 54.1 billion Drams and liabilities towards clients at 69.1 billion
Drams. Its net profits in 2009 amounted to 1.5 billion Drams. ($1 –
377.83 Drams).