In the First Quarter Physical Entities Received $162.8 Mln. from Russia Through Banks

YEREVAN, May 10. /ARKA/. In the first quarter physical entities received $162.8 million from Russia through banking system which is by 11.3% more than the indicator of the same period of 2009 ($146.2 million).

In the same period from Armenia to Russia $30.1 million was transferred versus $24.4 million in 2009 (increase of 23.5%).

In its result, net flow of money from Russia was $132.7 million in the first quarter versus $121.9 million in the same period of 2009 – increase of 8.9%.

In fact, Russia has 62.2% of all non-commercial transfers to Armenia and about 21.7% of all transfers from the country.—0–

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