Interviews

Innovation policy is the driving force of Ameriabank’s development

Interview of Arthur Hambardzumian, head of Ameriabank’s Innovation and Quality Department, to ARKA news agency
12/01/2010 17:06

A Second Wave of the Crisis in Armenia is Not Likely

Exclusive Interview with the IMF Resident Representative to Armenia, Nienke Oomes, by ARKA Information Agency
16/12/2009 10:26

Orange plans to invest 150 million euros in Armenia in 2009-2011

The French telecommunications operator Orange plans to invest 150 million euros in Armenia in 2009-2011 to advance Armenia’s third mobile phone network, Olaf Swantee, Orange vice president for Europe, told journalists in Paris in response to a question fr
22/09/2009 17:36

Effective implementation of government anti-crisis program is key to Fitch ratings sovereign rating

Exclusive interview of Andrew Colquhoun, Director, Emerging Europe Sovereigns, Fitch Ratings, to ARKA news agency.
22/09/2009 15:10

Philip Morris international brands have 16.4% share of Yerevan cigarette market

An exclusive interview by Aharon Tadevosyan, Corporate Affairs Executive, Philip Morris International, to the ARKA News Agency.
06/07/2009 12:08

Japan Tobacco international to expand its presence in the Armenian tobacco market

Martin Braddock, JTI’s Regional President, CIS, Romania and Adriatics, told ARKA agency about the company’s operations on the Armenian market.
17/06/2009 15:04

Armenian government switches over to manual control of economy

Below is an exclusive interview by RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan to the ARKA News Agency.
01/04/2009 11:34

IMF ready to help Armenia in case of need

Below is an exclusive interview by IMF Resident Representative in Armenia Nienke Oomes to the ARKA News Agency.
10/11/2008 15:16

Government must launch unstoppable reforms

Below is an exclusive interview by RA Prime Minister TIGRAN SARGSYAN to the ARKA News Agency.
14/04/2008 16:42

UNISEF must keep pace with dynamic rates of Armenia’s development

Below is an exclusive interview by UNISEF Representative in Armenia Sheldon Yett to the ARKA News Agency.
26/03/2008 16:16

Revaluation of Armenian dram lowers inflationary expectations, potential

Below is an exclusive interview given to the ARKA News Agency by Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia (CBA) Tigran Sargsyan.
04/02/2008 10:56

ProCreditBank intends to become bank number one for Armenia’s small and medium business

Exclusive interview of the Deputy Executive Director of ProCreditBank Ashot Abrahamian to ARKA Agency:
01/02/2008 13:04

Novosti-Armenia news agency among top three most visitable media outlets

Below is an exclusive interview by Director of the Novosti-Armenia Agency of International Information Galina Davidyan to the ARKA News Agency.
13/12/2007 13:35

Araratbank to implement aggressive market strategy

Below is an exclusive interview of Board Chairman of the ARARATBANK Ashot Hosipyan to the ARKA News Agency.
25/09/2007 15:03

Reforms of second generation necessity in Armenia

Armenia must carry out reforms of the second generation at a very high rate, the Prorector for University Education Development, Russian-Armenia (Slavonic) University, former minister of finance and economy of Armenia, Professor Edward Sandoyan stated in

22/08/2007 17:07


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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