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    TEN YEARS FOR FORMATION OF ARMENIA'S SECURITIES MARKET

    ARKA News Agency, Armenia
    July 27 2007

    YEREVAN, July 27. /ARKA/. Ten years are required for complete formation
    of Armenia's securities market, said Chairman of the Central Bank
    of Armenia (CBA) Tigran Sargsyan. According to him, the rates of
    development of Armenia's securities market are conditions by the rate
    of implementation of programs of the OMX operator, which intends to
    purchase the Armenian Stock Exchange (ArmEx) and the depositary.

    "The terms of development of Armenia's securities market are acceptable
    for Armenia, and the principal program is the OMX's entry to Armenia's
    market," Sargsyan said.

    According to him, the CBA is rendering assistance to the development
    of Armenia's securities market by affording enterprises ampler
    opportunities to enter Armenia's financial market, offering new
    instruments to them.

    'We are making our first steps in the development of securities
    market, and it is natural that the companies that will be the first
    to issue their bonds on the market will be able to make use of the
    CBA's assistance," Sargsyan said.

    He pointed out that the bonds of the CBA-rated companies will be
    equaled to government bonds as to their reliability and liquidity
    during REPO transactions between the CBA and commercial banks.

    He pointed out that all the companies have equal rights to be rated
    by the CBA. Sargsyan added that the CBA has no intention to limit
    the terms of this instrument.

    "Specifically, the Valleta Company with its initial public offering is
    supposed to set an example to all the organizations seeking alternative
    sources of financing and play an essential role in the reduction of
    shadow economy," Sargsyan said.

    In September 2005, the CBA published the first rating of Armenia's
    enterprises. The CBA was monitoring 30 enterprises in 2005, with 15
    of them getting the first-calls ratings. If enterprises get higher
    ratings, the CBA publishes their names with their consent.

    The CBA is ready to accept bonds of the companies with high ratings
    (A, B, C) as a security during REPO transactions banks. A privileged
    scale of credit risks during the allocation of bank credits is intended
    for the highly rated companies.

    The CBA-published rating includes 29 enterprises.
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