

YEREVAN, December 18. /ARKA/. Banks have bought some 60.2 million US dollars at AMD 379.87 per one dollar exchange rate and sold $57.9 million at AMD 381.73 per dollar on Armenian intra-banking forex over the period between December 14 and 18, the press office of the Central Bank of Armenia reported on Friday.
According to the report, $4.2 million was sold and bought on inter-banking foreign exchange at AMD 382.5 at the same period.
Dollar deals concluded on NASDAQ OMX Armenia Stock Exchange at AMD 375.24= $1 exchange rate over the same period total $13.5 million.
Loans extended by banks in Armenian national currency between December 7 and 13 totalled 13.3 billion, and those extended in dollars amounted to $26 million. ($1 = AMD 375.14).-0---
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| Market exchange rates 02/09/2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Currency | Symbol | Unit | Rate | Changes |
| USA Dollar | USD | 1 | 365.03 | 1.29 |
| Euro | EUR | 1 | 468.19 | 3.8 |
| Russian Rоublе | RUR | 1 | 11.90 | 0.08 |
| Favorable еxchange rates of banks 03/09/2010 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Currency | Buy | Sell |
| USD | 366 ProCreditBank |
367.5 “ArmSwissBank” |
| Euro | 467 Byblos Bank Armenia ProCreditBank |
472 ArmBusinessBank Armenian Development Bank |
| RUR | 11.85 "VTB Bank (Armenia)" BTA Bank |
12 ACBA-CREDIT AGRICOLE BANK Ameriabank ProCreditBank |
| Macroeconomics | ||
|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Term | Figures |
| economic growth,% | 2010-06 | 106.7 |
| GBP, billion AMD | 2010-06 | 1332 |
| inflation, % | 2010-07 | 103.7 |
| Budget deficit (proficit), bln AMD | 2010-06 | 16.9 |
| trade deficit, mln USD | 2010-06 | -1281.2 |
| foreign trade turnover, mln USD | 2010-06 | 2116.8 |
| foreign trade turnover, % | 2010-06 | 129.8 |
| Gross External Reserves, mln. USD | 2010-06 | 1780 |
| Monetary base, billion AMD | 2010-06 | 434.5 |
| Money supply, billion AMD | 2010-06 | 786.6 |
| Financial market | ||
|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Term | Figures |
| Anual interests on loans | ||
| Legal entities in AMD | 2010-06 | 13.8 |
| Legal entities in USD | 2010-06 | 12.6 |
| Individuals in AMD | 2010-06 | 22.6 |
| Individuals in USD | 2010-06 | 19.2 |
| Anual interests on deposits | ||
| Legal entities in AMD | 2010-06 | 8.4 |
| Legal entities in USD | 2010-06 | 7.2 |
| Individuals in AMD | 2010-06 | 9.8 |
| Individuals in USD | 2010-06 | 5.4 |
| Annual profitability | ||
| state stock of CBA, % | 2008-08 | 8 |
| fiscal stock of Armenia, % | 2010-06 | 9.6 |
| The percents of the CBA | ||
|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Term | Figures |
| Banking rate | 2010-07 | 13 |
| Repo | 2010-07 | 7.25 |
| Credit | 2010-07 | 10.25 |
| Depo | 2010-07 | 4.25 |