Finance

Armenian commercial banks purchase $60.8 million and sell $66.5 million in one week

YEREVAN, December 4, /ARKA/. Armenian commercial banks purchased $60.8 million at intra-bank forex market on November 30-December 4 at the average weighted exchange rate of 385.09 Drams per one USD, the Central Bank of Armenia said. It said $66.5 million were sold in the same week at 386.13 Drams per one USD.

In inter-bank forex market a total of $400,000 worth deals were concluded at the average weighted exchange rate of 385 Drams per $1.

The overall amount of deals concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia stock exchange totaled $16.1 million at 385.33 Drams per $1. In November 23-29 time span Armenian banks extended 14.6 billion Dram and $27.1 million credits. ($1- 385.21 Drams).-0-

 

04/12/2009 21:30


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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 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



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