Yerevan /Mediamax/. 14 banks and 3 credit organizations entered the list of 300 largest tax-payers of Armenia##, published in Yerevan today.

Mediamax reports that the largest tax-payer in the banking sector of Armenia in the first half of 2008 is “Ardshininvestbank”. The total sum of the taxes, paid by the bank, made 1,414,984.8 thousand drams, in the list of 300 largest tax-payers of Armenia, “Ardshininvestbank” occupies the 19th place.

“ACBA-Credit Agricole Bank” occupies the 24th place. It has paid 1,329,247.6 thousand drams as taxes. The 27th place is occupied by “HSBC Bank Armenia” (1,196,914.6 thousand drams).

The list also included “Armeconombank” (74th place, 501,383.7 thousand drams), “Converse Bank” (87th place 391,705.6 thousand drams), “Armbusinessbank” (98th place, 342,611.6 thousand drams), “VTB-Armenia Bank” (116th place 298,343.8 thousand drams), “Unibank” (128th place, 278,268.5 thousand drams), “Inecobank” (146th place, 249,064.6 thousand drams), “Anelik Bank” (193rd place, 178,757.6 thousand drams), “ARARATBANK” (246th place, 138,330.1 thousand drams), “ArmSwissBank” (251st place, 136,582.3 thousand drams), “Prometey Bank” (264th place, 130,551.5 thousand drams), “Armenian Development Bank” (271st place, 125,202.6 thousand drams).

“Norvik” Universal Credit Organization occupies the 167th place in the list, its total sum of the paid taxes in the first half of the year making 218,765.3 thousand drams. The 190th place is occupied by "Aregak" Universal Credit Organization (180,609.3 thousand drams) and the 245th place - by “Finca” Universal Credit Organization (139,126.5 thousand drams).

“Ardshininvestbank” also leads in the financial sector of Armenia as to the sum of social payments (15th place, 210,414.3 thousand drams). The 18th place is occupied by “ACBA-Credit Agricole Bank” (198,067.8 thousand drams), the 26th place – “VTB-Armenia Bank” (139,575.0 thousand drams).