Yerevan, November 23 /Mediamax/. Swedish OMX operator considers the acquisition of the Armenian Stock Exchange as a benchmark to potentially enter other emerging capital markets in Eastern Europe.

Mediamax reports referring The Wall Street Journal that the spokesman of OMX Company, who signed this week the agreement on purchasing the Armenian Stock Exchange and the Central Depository, said this.

The Company representative noted that the OMX considers the acquisition of assets in Armenia as an opportunity to leverage its experience from developing emerging markets in other regions, such as the Baltics.

Executive Director of OMX Magnus Böcker stated that “the rapid economic growth in Armenia gives us confidence in the long-term growth potential of the Armenian market”.