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Sberbank shareholders reelect Gref as CEO

Sberbank shareholders reelect Gref as CEO

The shareholders of Russia’s biggest lender Sberbank reelected German Gref as CEO of the bank for a period of four years, at an annual general meeting today. The current contract of Gref will expire by …

Ali İhsan Uygun appointed head of Turkish State Railways

Ali İhsan Uygun appointed head of Turkish State Railways

A new director general of the Turkish State Railways (TCDD), which operates under the Turkish Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, has been appointed. Former assistant director general Ali İhsan Uygun has been …

Almaz Abdygalimov appointed head of KazGeology

Almaz Abdygalimov appointed head of KazGeology

The board of directors of KazGeology JSC appointed Almaz Abdygalimov as chairman of the management board, the press service of the Kazakh prime minister said. Almaz Abdygalimov was born in Almaty region in 1974. He …

Aydar Abdullin appointed LUKOIL-Azerbaijan director

Aydar Abdullin appointed LUKOIL-Azerbaijan director

Aydar Abdullin has been appointed director of LUKOIL-Azerbaijan CJSC, the company said in a statement. Earlier, the position was held by Eduard Mukhametov, Trend reported. Previously, Aydar …

World Bank to pick new president by mid-April

World Bank to pick new president by mid-April

The World Bank Board would start accepting nominations for a new leader early next month and name a replacement for outgoing-President Jim Yong Kim by mid-April. The board of the Washington-based global development …

 Bank of Georgia names Archil Gachechiladze as CEO

Bank of Georgia names Archil Gachechiladze as CEO

Bank of Georgia Group Plc named Archil Gachechiladze as chief executive officer, replacing Kaha Kiknavelidze who will step down at the end of the month, the company said. According to the lender, Gachechiladze will join …

Russia's GRU acting boss named - source

Russia's GRU acting boss named - source

First Deputy Head of the Russian General Staff’s Main Intelligence Department (GRU) Vice-Admiral Igor Kostyukov was named acting head of the Russian Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) of the General Staff following the …

 Armenia in CSTO to be represented by Victor Biyagov

Armenia in CSTO to be represented by Victor Biyagov

Armenian President Armen Sarkisyan has issued a decree appointing Victor Biyagov as Armenia’s Permanent Representative in the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), the presidential press office …

Garik Ghukasyan appointed chief of Yerevan police

Garik Ghukasyan appointed chief of Yerevan police

Chief of Armenian Police Valeriy Osipyan has signed a decree to appoint a new head of the Yerevan City Police Department.  Garik Ghukasyan, a member of the Police Advisory Body, will be in …

Armenia's President appoints judge of Lori region

Armenia's President appoints judge of Lori region

Armenia's President Armen Sarkisyan signed the decree appointing Aram Mkrtchyan as judge of General Jurisdiction of First Instance Court of Lori region. Aram Mkrtchyan was appointed to the position, …

Sargsyan appoints advisor

Sargsyan appoints advisor

Ex-MP from the opposition faction ‘Heritage’ Tevan Poghosyan became an adviser to Armenian President Armen Sarkisyan, such a message is published on his website. "To appoint Tevan Poghosyan as an adviser to the …

Hasmik Poghosyan to become Serzh Sargsyan’s advisor

Hasmik Poghosyan to become Serzh Sargsyan’s advisor

Today, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan signed a decree on the appointment of a new adviser to the head of state. According to the document, Hasmik Poghosyan, the former Minister of Culture of Armenia, became the new adviser to the …