

YEREVAN, January 22, /ARKA/. Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan said he was pleased with the work of the Auditing Chamber in 2009.
“I have the feeling of satisfaction with the work of Auditing Chamber in 2009, but this does not mean that all problems are solved and there is no room for development,’ he said during a meeting with the staff of the Auditing Chamber today.
“In 2010 you will need to improve the way you present your work to our citizens, the figures you cite should be convincing and reliable,’ the president said.
The president said Armenia has numerous problems and only naïve people with no idea how much and how big they are, who have no idea either about administration methods and human resources, may think they can be solved by one stroke.
He said the staff of the Auditing Chamber should tune themselves up to a long and persistent work to eliminate the existing problems and that their goal is not only to reveal problems but also help solve them. -0-
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| 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 |