YEREVAN, March 15. /ARKA/. The net internal assets of the Central Bank of Armenia shrank 4.7% in January 2013, compared with the previous month, to AMD 252.8 billion, the central bank says in its monthly review.
The regulator’s claims to the government were minus AMD 130.7 billion in January 2013 against minus AMD 93.3 billion in December 2012.
Its claims to commercial banks totaled over AMD 175.1 billion in late January 2013 after growing 14.5% over the month.
The central bank’s other claims rose 1.2% to about AMD 208.4 billion.
The regulator also reports that net foreign reserves contracted by 3.6% in January 2013, compared with December 2012, to AMD 403.1 billion, and monetary base amounted to AMD 655.9 billion in late January 2013 after reducing 4.1% over the month. ($1- AMD 414.28). —0—
