Energy

Russia halts gas supplies to Armenia

YEREVAN, December 14, /ARKA/. Armenia’s national gas operator ArmRosgazprom (ARG) said Russia has temporarily halted gas supplies to Armenia ‘in order to eliminate some problems on the pipeline.’ 

According to Russian news agencies, an explosive device was found near a pipeline in Russian Ingushetia. Exports via Russian North Ossetia and Ingushetia were stopped and would not resume until the device was defused, news agencies said.

Gas supplies to Armenia were halted on December 13, 9 pm, a statement on ARG website said.

ARG said gas supplies to households will not be affected as it has enough gas in underground storage facilities.

ARG was established in 1997. Eighty percent of its shares are owned by Russian Gazprom, the rest by Armenian government. Armenia receives some two billion cubic meters of gas a year from Russia via Georgia. -0-

14/12/2009 16:08


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Market USD exchange rates
Market EUR exchange rates
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 15/03/2010
Currency Buy Sell
USD 394
ArmBusinessBank
 396
Ameriabank
Ardshininvestbank
Areximbank-Gazprombank Group
“ArmSwissBank”
Euro 540
“ArmSwissBank”
 546
Ameriabank
RUR 13.35
BTA Bank
 13.5
ACBA-CREDIT AGRICOLE BANK
Ameriabank

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



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