

YEREVAN, October 6. / ARKA /. Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan considers that to transform the Yerevan State University into one of the best universities of the world there corresponding commitment and capabilities are present.
As the press service of the government, the Prime Minister said this on Saturday, during the joint solemn meeting of the Council and the Scientific Council of Yerevan State University, dedicated to the 90th anniversary of Yerevan State University.
"I do not see any obstacles to you together with us have implemented such a bold and ambitious program. This is the way of prosperity of Armenia. If we do not have one of the world's best universities, we can not claim to be a competitive nation in the modern world,” Sargsyan said, pledging on behalf of the Government to assist in the implementation of this program. –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 | ||
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| 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 | ||
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| 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 | ||
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| Indicator | Term | Figures |
| Banking rate | 2010-03 | 13 |
| Repo | 2010-03 | 6.5 |
| Credit | 2010-03 | 9.5 |
| Depo | 2010-03 | 3.5 |