Armenian banks bought a total of $96.4 million at the local forex market on December 10-14

YEREVAN, December 17, /ARKA/.  Armenian commercial banks bought a total of $96.4 million at the local forex market on December 10-14 at the average exchange rate of 406.02 drams per one USD, the Central Bank of Armenia told ARKA.

It said the banks bought also about 8.4 million euros at 527.05 drams exchange rate per one euro and over 756.1 million rubles at 13.08 drams rate per one ruble.

In the same time span the banks sold over $105.7 million at 407.12 drams rate, over €13.8 million at 528.68 drams exchange rate and 94.7 million rubles at 13.27 drams exchange rate per one ruble.

Besides, from December 3 to December 9 the banks provided 31.6 billion drams worth loans in Armenian currency and $62.8 million loans in USD. ($1 – 406.60 drams).  -0-

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