YEREVAN, September 8. /ARKA/. Armenian commercial banks purchased about $81.5mln at a weighted average rate of 410.18rams per $1 in intra-banking foreign exchange market on September 1 to 10, the press service of the Central Bank reported.
In the same period, over 6.2 mln euros and 867.3 mln rubles were purchased on the intra-banking forex market at weighted average exchange rates of 537.48 drams per €1 and 10.96 drams per ruble respectively.
At the same time, about $97.5mln, about €13.2mln and 148.2mln rubles were sold on the intra-banking forex market at weighted average exchange rates of 411.18drams, 541.2drams and 11.13drams respectively.
Dram loans extended by Armenian banks during the week before (August 25-31) totaled about 35bln drams; dollar loans amounted to a total of $42.2mln. ($1=409.66drams). –0–
