29.03.2013
Celebration of Nowruz holiday in JSC "Agroinvestbank"
On March 20, 2013 at the head office of JSC "Agroinvestbank" the celebration of the International Day of Nowruz took place, which was attended by members of the Board, heads of departments and employees of the Head office. This day, at the initiative and with the direct participation of bank employees the area for the Bank’s events was festively decorated in compliance with Tajik national customs and traditions of Nowruz the celebration. Each department has covered the festive tablecloth with holiday dishes "Haft sin" and "Haft shin" (seven types of meals starting with letters “S” and “Sh”), and the national gold embroidery handmade goods, thus depicting the national life of the Tajik people, using old peasant and household items such as pots, spoons, ladles and other utensils, as well as wood chests, cradles, carpets and blankets.
Chairman of the Board Alisher Soliev when opening the ceremony spoke briefly about the history of the celebration of Nowruz and about recognizing this holiday as International day of Nowruz with the initiative of the Republic of Tajikistan and other countries. Then Chairman of the Board congratulated the participants with International Nowruz holiday, wishing them success in their work and prosperity.
Another part of the holiday festivities was a competition between employees in expressive poem reading, singing songs and national dancing. The active participation of the bank employees also felt in this part of the competition. Upon completion the contest commission, evaluated the performance of nominees and after much debate made a decision. The Commission concluded that the employees of the bank took a close attention to the preparation and implementation of this holiday with creativeness, comprehensiveness and with great seriousness, thus the decision was to award the first two places – to the Operational Directorate #1 and the Maintenance Department. Second place went to three departments - Financial Directorate, Directorate of retail banking and Administrative departments. Third place was also divided between three departments - Directorate of Corporate Banking, Treasury and Commerce Departments and the Department of Human Resources. Winners were awarded with valuable gifts.
It should be noted that preparation and implementation of Nowruz celebration this year: dastarkhan designs, poetry reading, staging comic scenes, dances, was much better than previous implementations of this bright spring holiday. For this reason, it may safely be said that the festival was successful and the employees of the bank gone to six-day Nowruz holidays in a good mood.