Armenia’s commercial banks purchase about $81.9 mln at intra-banking forex market last week

YEREVAN, June 16. /ARKA/. Armenian commercial banks purchased about $81.9mln at a weighted average rate of 411.45drams per $1 in intra-banking foreign exchange market last week, the press service of the Central Bank reported.

In the same period, about 4.3mln euros and about 853.7mln rubles were purchased on the intra-banking forex market at weighted average exchange rates of 557.41 drams per €1 and 11.88 drams per ruble respectively.

At the same time, about $95.1mln, €11.5mln and over 100.9mln rubles were sold on the intra-banking forex market at weighted average exchange rates of 412.56drams, 561.06drams and 12.04drams respectively.

Dram loans extended by Armenian banks on June 2-8 totalled 36.9bln drams; dollar loans amounted to a total of $40.7mln. ($1=411.69drams). –0–

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