YEREVAN, June 24. /ARKA/. Armenian commercial banks bought a total of $76.9 million at the local foreign currency market in a time span between July 17 and 21 at the average weighted exchange rate of 411.10 drams per one US Dollar, the Central Bank of Armenia told ARKA. It said they also bought 6.7 million euros and some 661.2 million Russian rubles at 503.32 and 12.61 drams exchange rate respectively.
In the same time span they sold some $91.6 million, €17 million and over 62.1 million Russian rubles at 412.28, 509.98 and 12.83 drams respectively.
Besides, from July 9 to 15 the banks provided 35.4 billion drams worth loans in the national currency and $61.8 million in USD. ($1 – 411.25 drams). -0-
