KULOB, January 20, 2011, Asia-Plus — Tajikistan’s savings bank, Amonatbonk, will install two more automated teller machines (ATM) at its agencies in the city of Kulob that will make it easier for local pensioners to get their pensions and allowances, Olim Akramov, the head of Amonatbonk’s agency # 56 in Kulob, told Asia-Plus today.
“At present there is only one ATM at our agency,” said Akramov, “Besides, 15 pension pay points have post-terminals, but they are not enough.”
According to him, they have received 14,535 pension plastic cards and some 10,000 of them have already been distributed to pensioners in the city. “1,983 other pensioners in Kulob are currently drawing appropriate documents necessary for getting pension plastic cards,” Akramov added.
Amonatbonk is the only state-owned bank. It is one of the oldest in Tajikistan (established in 1925) and one of the largest based upon various criteria – including the number of branches and the number of served clients. The institution is unique in its orientation towards implementing social, pension and other state programs. Amonatbonk has 5 regional centers, 69 branches and nearly 500 agencies. This gives the institution a presence in the most remote mountainous parts of the country.
