YEREVAN, October 26. /ARKA/. Foreign currency household deposits in Armenian commercial banks totaled 409.1bln drams by the end of August 2012, the website of Armenia’s Central Bank reports.
According to the report, it is a 3.2 percent increase as compared with the month before.
Foreign currency time deposits by households were more than 341 bln drams by the end of August or about 83.3% of the overall foreign currency household deposits, a 4.3% increase compared to July.
Local currency household deposits were about 172.5bln drams in Armenia by the end of August, a 3.6% increase against the previous month.
Overall deposits in commercial banks were more than 1,123.3bln drams by August 31, which is a 4% increase against July.
Twenty-one commercial banks were registered in Armenia by the end of August 2012. ($1=405.25drams).–0—
