

YEREVAN, January 13. /ARKA/. In December 2009 Armenian power engineering specialists working in “Hrazdan-5” finished 9-month training courses at Kirish power station in Russia.
During five stages of training courses, 25 Armenian power engineering specialists studied turbine and boiler equipment of the station, studied the profession of operator-inspector of boiler and turbine department, operator and senior operator of energy block and shiftman. Participants demonstrated high potential, desire to obtain new skills and professions.
Specialists of Kirish power station provided the guests with necessary literature, including instructions, rules, description of equipment, and books on heating engineering. Participants followed the production process in the station and sometimes took part in it.
Bulletin “Kirish power station” informs that during the training the guests not only obtained knowledge, but participated in the life of the station. Upon the end of the training Yuri Andreyev, Director of Kirish power station congratulated Armenian specialists “with successful conduction of attestation” and wished them “prosperity and smooth work in “Hrazdan-5”.
Ashot Poghosyan, representative of “Hrazdan-5” thanked the management and employees of the station “for good organization of training, warmth and kind attitude”. CJSC “ArmRosgasprom” is a monopolist in the internal market of Armenia. Gas enters Armenia by transit through Georgia. The company was established in 1997. The share of Open JSC “Gasprom” is 80% in the charter capital of the company, the share of the Government of Armenia is 20%. --0—
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| Market exchange rates 15/03/2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Currency | Symbol | Unit | Rate | Changes |
| USA Dollar | USD | 1 | 394.48 | 1.86 |
| Euro | EUR | 1 | 540.91 | 0.9 |
| Russian Rоublе | RUR | 1 | 13.44 | 0.04 |
| 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 |