

YEREVAN, January 12. /ARKA/. Armavia has offered discounts for passengers of Yerevan-Moscow-Yerevan flights, the press office of this Armenian air company reported on Monday.
Besides, the company offers holiday discounts.
Male passengers can enjoy a 15-percent discount from January 28 till February 23 for all the direct flights of the company.
Females can buy their air tickets at a 20-percent discount from March 8 till April 7.
Armavia was established in 1996.
In 2005, Mikhail Bagdasarov, president of Mika Limited, acquired the full package of the company’s shares.
Armavia has three A 319, two A 320 and also CRJ-200 airbuses.
The company operates 250 flights every month. -0--
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| Market exchange rates 15/03/2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Currency | Symbol | Unit | Rate | Changes |
| USA Dollar | USD | 1 | 394.48 | 1.86 |
| Euro | EUR | 1 | 540.91 | 0.9 |
| Russian Rоublе | RUR | 1 | 13.44 | 0.04 |
| Favorable еxchange rates of banks 15/03/2010 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Currency | Buy | Sell |
| USD | 394 ArmBusinessBank |
396 Ameriabank Ardshininvestbank Areximbank-Gazprombank Group “ArmSwissBank” |
| Euro | 540 “ArmSwissBank” |
546 Ameriabank |
| RUR | 13.35 BTA Bank |
13.5 ACBA-CREDIT AGRICOLE BANK Ameriabank |
| 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 |