Armenia’s commercial banks purchase over $81.2mln at intra-banking forex market last week

YEREVAN, February 4. /ARKA/. Armenian commercial banks purchased more than $81.2mln at a weighted average rate of 406.37drams per $1 in intra-banking foreign exchange market in the period from January 29 to February 1, the press service of the Central Bank reported.

In the same period, about 6.4mln euros and over 485.7mln rubles were purchased on the intra-banking forex market at weighted average exchange rates of 546.77drams per €1 and 13.4drams per ruble respectively.

At the same time, about $85.17mln, about €8.7mln and about 139mln rubles were sold on the intra-banking forex market at weighted average exchange rates of 407.63drams, 549.67drams and 13.63drams respectively.

Dram loans extended by Armenian banks on January 21-27 totalled 40.7bln drams; dollar loans amounted to a total of $59.3mln. ($1=406.57drams).–0–

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