Yerevan, January 7 /Mediamax/. Swedish OMX Exchange Operator today became the 100% owner of the shares of the Armenian Stock Exchange (Armex) and the Central Depository of Armenia.

Mediamax was told about this in the Armenian Stock Exchange today. They also noted that in the nearest future the new Board of Armex will be formed.

Mediamax recalls that on November 21 of 2007, the Armenian government and the Swedish OMX Exchange operator signed an agreement on purchase and sale of the shares of Armenian Stock Exchange and Central Depository.

On June 6 of 2007, Senior Vice-President of the Swedish OMX Group Henri Bergstrom stated in Yerevan the necessity of a “revolution” on the Armenian market of capital. He noted then that at present, the Armenian market of capital is in reanimation conditions, “when it is difficult to breathe and feed, and the heart is in bad condition”. However, he stressed, “there is will and readiness of the participants of the market to assist the process of reanimation”.