Yerevan /Mediamax/. “Ameriabank” plans to realize issue of bonds by the end of 2009, General Director of the bank Artak Anesyan stated at the meeting with journalists.

Mediamax reports that Artak Anesyan stated that “at present, there is no meaning to issue bonds, since in conditions, when issue is allowed only in AMD bonds, annual yield of 12% is convenient for the potential issuers, and the investors need profit at least at the volume of 16% annually”.

Artak Anesyan informed that the annual yield of “Ameriabank” bonds will be higher than the AMD deposits’ rate, which makes 11% in the bank. General Director of the bank also noted that the issue will have 50% guarantee of U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).