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Armenia’s commercial banks purchase over $74.5mln at intra-banking forex market last week

YEREVAN, June 17. /ARKA/. Armenian commercial banks purchased more than $74.5mln at a weighted average rate of 411.40drams per $1 in intra-banking foreign exchange market on June 10-14, the press service of the Central Bank reported.

In the same period, about 6.3mln euros and over 714.9mln rubles were purchased on the intra-banking forex market at weighted average exchange rates of 544.97drams per €1 and 12.67drams per ruble respectively.

At the same time, about $85.8mln, about €9.6mln and about 116.3mln rubles were sold on the intra-banking forex market at weighted average exchange rates of 412.95drams, 548.64drams and 12.85drams respectively.

Dram loans extended by Armenian banks during the week before (June 3-9) totalled 30.3bln drams; dollar loans amounted to a total of $56.2mln. ($1=413.43drams).–0–

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