

YEREVAN, February 3. / ARKA /. VTB Bank (Armenia) funded the delivery of the famous Italian fashion brand Marina Rinaldi and Maxmara in January 2010 through the opening in favor of the Italian partners of the Armenian company Modamaks, the press office of the Bank reported.
"In accordance with the Bank's strategic development program for 2008-2010, as well as paying particular attention to financing export-import activities to small and medium-sized businesses, VTB bank (Armenia)" continues to increase the resources allocated to finance transactions in trade," said the report.
CJSC VTB Bank (Armenia) offers its clients a full range of services when making international payments in the form of documentary operations, and if necessary implementing individual schemes of calculations using the instruments of credit and trade finance through foreign resources.
Bank VTB (Armenia) (Armsavingsbank before June 20 2006) joined the VTB Group in April 2004. Currently the bank VTB is the full owner of Bank VTB (Armenia) closed joint stock company. –0-
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| Market exchange rates 12/03/2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Currency | Symbol | Unit | Rate | Changes |
| USA Dollar | USD | 1 | 392.62 | 1.21 |
| Euro | EUR | 1 | 540.01 | 5.34 |
| Russian Rоublе | RUR | 1 | 13.40 | 0.11 |
| Favorable еxchange rates of banks 12/03/2010 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Currency | Buy | Sell |
| USD | 391.5 Armenian Development Bank |
394 ACBA-CREDIT AGRICOLE BANK Araratbank Byblos Bank Armenia Conversebank ProCreditBank “ArmSwissBank” |
| Euro | 534 "VTB Bank (Armenia)" ACBA-CREDIT AGRICOLE BANK Ameriabank Prometey Bank “ArmSwissBank” |
541 ACBA-CREDIT AGRICOLE BANK Cascade Bank “ArmSwissBank” |
| RUR | 13.2 "VTB Bank (Armenia)" Ardshininvestbank BTA Bank Prometey Bank |
13.35 ProCreditBank |
| Macroeconomics | ||
|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Term | Figures |
| economic growth,% | 2009-12 | 85.6 |
| GBP, billion AMD | 2009-12 | 3165.5 |
| inflation, % | 2010-01 | 101.7 |
| Budget deficit (proficit), bln AMD | 2009-12 | 148.3 |
| trade deficit, mln USD | 2009-12 | -2606.4 |
| foreign trade turnover, mln USD | 2009-12 | 4001.9 |
| foreign trade turnover, % | 2009-12 | 73 |
| Gross External Reserves, mln. USD | 2009-12 | 2003.41 |
| Monetary base, billion AMD | 2009-12 | 511.7 |
| Money supply, billion AMD | 2009-12 | 815 |
| Financial market | ||
|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Term | Figures |
| Anual interests on loans | ||
| Legal entities in AMD | 2010-01 | 14.8 |
| Legal entities in USD | 2010-01 | 13.5 |
| Individuals in AMD | 2010-01 | 22 |
| Individuals in USD | 2010-01 | 17.6 |
| Anual interests on deposits | ||
| Legal entities in AMD | 2010-01 | 6.5 |
| Legal entities in USD | 2010-01 | 5.4 |
| Individuals in AMD | 2010-01 | 9.1 |
| Individuals in USD | 2010-01 | 5.3 |
| Annual profitability | ||
| state stock of CBA, % | 2008-08 | 8 |
| fiscal stock of Armenia, % | 2010-01 | 8.8 |
| The percents of the CBA | ||
|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Term | Figures |
| Banking rate | 2010-03 | 13 |
| Repo | 2010-03 | 6.5 |
| Credit | 2010-03 | 9.5 |
| Depo | 2010-03 | 3.5 |