Politics

Armenia ready to join rescue efforts in Haiti

YEREVAN, JANUARY 15, /ARKA/. President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan sent a telegram of condolence to the President of Haiti, René Garcia Préval, on the occasion of the devastating earthquake in that country that resulted in huge destructions and numerous human losses, the presidential press office reported. It quoted President Sargsyan as saying that “Armenia is ready to send assistance to Haiti.

Earlier Nikolay Grigorian, an aide to the chief of Armenian Rescue Service, said to Novosti Armenia news agency that a 52-member team of Armenian rescuers was ready to fly to Haiti to join rescue efforts.

Two huge 7 and 5 magnitude earthquakes hit Haiti earlier this week razing to ground its capital city Porto au-Prince. According to some estimates, they may have killed half a million people. -0-

15/01/2010 20:17


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Market USD exchange rates
Market EUR exchange rates
Market exchange rates 02/09/2010
Currency Symbol Unit Rate Changes
USA Dollar USD 1 365.03 1.29
Euro EUR 1 468.19 3.8
Russian Rоublе RUR 1 11.90 0.08

Favorable еxchange rates of banks 03/09/2010
Currency Buy Sell
USD 366
ProCreditBank
 367.5
“ArmSwissBank”
Euro 467
Byblos Bank Armenia
ProCreditBank
 472
ArmBusinessBank
Armenian Development Bank
RUR 11.85
"VTB Bank (Armenia)"
BTA Bank
 12
ACBA-CREDIT AGRICOLE BANK
Ameriabank
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Macroeconomics
Indicator Term Figures
economic growth,% 2010-06 106.7
GBP, billion AMD 2010-06 1332
inflation, % 2010-07 103.7
Budget deficit (proficit), bln AMD 2010-06 16.9
trade deficit, mln USD 2010-06 -1281.2
foreign trade turnover, mln USD 2010-06 2116.8
foreign trade turnover, % 2010-06 129.8
Gross External Reserves, mln. USD 2010-06 1780
Monetary base, billion AMD 2010-06 434.5
Money supply, billion AMD 2010-06 786.6

Financial market
Indicator Term Figures
Anual interests on loans
Legal entities in AMD 2010-06 13.8
Legal entities in USD 2010-06 12.6
Individuals in AMD 2010-06 22.6
Individuals in USD 2010-06 19.2
Anual interests on deposits
Legal entities in AMD 2010-06 8.4
Legal entities in USD 2010-06 7.2
Individuals in AMD 2010-06 9.8
Individuals in USD 2010-06 5.4
Annual profitability
state stock of CBA, % 2008-08 8
fiscal stock of Armenia, % 2010-06 9.6

The percents of the CBA
Indicator Term Figures
Banking rate 2010-07 13
Repo 2010-07 7.25
Credit 2010-07 10.25
Depo 2010-07 4.25



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