KULOB, April 20, 2015, Asia-Plus /Turko Dikayev/ – An attempt to rob Agroinvestbonk’s branch in Danghara (Khatlon province) was warded off yesterday morning.
Unknown assailant got into the building of Agroinvestbonk’s branch in Danghara yesterday at 5:00 am but an attempt to rob the bank was warded off due to courageous actions of the security guard, who sustained several stab wounds, an official source at the Interior Ministry’s office in Kulob told Asia-Plus in an interview.
According to him, the security guard is now in satisfactory condition and nothing threatens his health.
The search operation for the assailant is under way.
Founded in 1992, Agroinvestbonk, with headquarters in Dushanbe, has main branches in Khorog, Khujand, Kulob and Qurghon Teppa and more than 60 other branches across the republic.
Agroinvestbonk is one of the leading providers of finance to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises and the agricultural sector in Tajikistan. Through its substantial rural network it reaches out beyond the capital Dushanbe, to areas where access to finance remains difficult for private entrepreneurs.
The government now owes 52 percent of shares and the remainder is owed by initial founders, whose share decreased after the recapitalization.
