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  • IFC Supports Development of Mortgage Markets in Armenia

    RIA Oreanda, Russia
    Economic News
    July 31 2009


    IFC Supports Development of Mortgage Markets in Armenia


    Yerevan. OREANDA-NEWS . On 31 July 2009 was announced, that IFC, a
    member of the World Bank Group, today convened a broad-based working
    group that seeks to increase access to home financing in Armenia .

    The group, conceived by the Central Bank of Armenia , will work to
    identify key constraints to the development of the primary and
    secondary mortgage markets in Armenia , recommend legislative
    remedies, advocate improved national mortgage lending standards, and
    introduce best international practices.

    The working group consists of representatives of IFC, the World Bank,
    the Central Bank of Armenia, German development bank KfW, the
    U.S. Agency for International Development, and major stakeholders from
    the banking and finance industries. Some group members, including
    those from IFC and KfW, bring considerable experience and expertise in
    international mortgage finance to the deliberations.

    IFCs support of our initiative in promoting mortgage financing project
    is very important, said Arthur Javadyan, Governor of the Central Bank
    of Armenia . The Central Bank appreciates IFCs active involvement in
    helping develop the primary and secondary mortgage markets in Armenia
    , considering its knowledge of mortgage financing in developing
    countries.

    IFC experts from Indonesia , Russia , and the United States recently
    organized a presentation for commercial banks highlighting the market
    and regulatory conditions necessary for the successful operation of
    liquidity facilities and secondary mortgage market companies in the
    country.

    These efforts are part of the strategy of the IFC Armenian Banking
    Development Project aimed at improving the legal and regulatory
    framework in the country related to insolvency, distressed asset
    management, and residential mortgage lending, and assisting IFC
    clients during the financial crisis.

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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