ARMENIAN-BRITISH CONNECT TO OPEN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY IN YEREVAN AND IN LONDON

ArmInfo
2010-03-31 13:27:00

ArmInfo. The Armenian-British Connect (ABC) is expected to open
an Armenian- British chamber of commerce in Yerevan and in London,
Hayk Haroutiunyan, Chairman of ABC Board of Directors told media in
Yerevan on Wednesday.

He said that official opening of the camber of commerce in Yerevan is
scheduled for April 2010. Opening of the chamber in London is expected
at the end of the year. The chamber will help establishing a single
business platform for the Armenian and British business communities
to enhance cooperation between the two countries’ businessmen. H.

Haroutiunyan said that the chamber will create favorable business
environment for foreign investors in Armenia. He said 11 international
and Armenian organizations are members of the chamber, in particular
Ernst & Young. Negotiations are currently underway with HSBC Bank
Armenia, Arpa-Sevan CJSC and others.

Armenian British Connect (ABC) is a membership-based, non-profit and
non-governmental organization that primarily focuses on developing
and strengthening relations between the United Kingdom and the
Republic of Armenia. Our Membership base is comprised mainly of
alumni and current students of UK educational institutions. For more
information regarding admissions criteria, membership base, etc. The
particular fields of operations of Armenian British Connect NGO are:
Educational cooperation; Culture awareness; Financial integration;
Civil Society Building; and Social collaboration.