Armenian commercial banks purchase over $82.9mln on intra-banking forex market last week

YEREVAN, November 26. /ARKA/. Armenian commercial banks purchased more than $82.9mln at a weighted average rate of 406.5drams per $1 on the intra-banking foreign exchange market on November 19-23, the press service of the Central Bank reported.

In the same period, about 4.8mln euros and 757.1mln rubles were purchased on the intra-banking forex market at weighted average exchange rates of 518.68drams per €1 and 12.83drams per ruble respectively.

At the same time, $89.9mln, about €12.9mln and about 81.4rubles were sold on the intra-banking forex market at weighted average exchange rates of 407.56drams, 522.39drams and 13.01drams respectively.

Dram loans extended by Armenian banks from November 12 to November 18 totalled 31.1bln drams; dollar loans were $36.4mln. ($1=406.37drams).–0–

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