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 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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