On the 30-th of December 2015 “Ardshinbank” CJSC and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) signed an agreement whereby Ardshinbank joined the Trade Facilitation Programme of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development as an Issuing Bank. Within the framework of the agreement EBRD has provided Ardshinbank with a US $10 million limit to be used for trade finance transactions.