

YEREVAN, July 3. /ARKA/. Cisco stands ready to offer a myriad of communication solutions to Armenian consumers, said Pavel Burba, head of the Cisco representation in Armenia, Georgia, Moldova and Belarus.
“Companies spend more money than any IT manufacturer when developing technical innovations, which give productive commercial results,” Burba was quoted as saying at a portable phone numbers presentation in Armenia. “The company stands ready to deliver various communication services in Armenia,” he continued.
The company’s networks offer full-range voice communication services, video, cable and content delivery.
A group of Stanford University students established Cisco in 1984. The company offers network systems solutions, including real-time applications, such as voice and delivery, as well as security systems, LAN (Local Area Network) connection, SAN (Storage Area Network), video systems, home networks and other services.
Cisco is one of the world’s most expensive brands ($19.1bln).
The company entered the CIS market in 1995. It has more than 200 offices across 96 countries with 65,000 workers. In the fiscal year of 2008, Cisco invested $5.2bln in innovations. The company comprises 70% of the global switching services and covers 60% of the wireless communications market. Z. Sh.—0--
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| Market exchange rates 12/03/2010 | ||||
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| 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 |