$74.8 million bought by commercial banks at Armenia’s intra-banking forex market

YEREVAN, August 17. /ARKA/. Commercial banks bought $74.8 million at 477.62 drams per one dollar at Armenia’s intra-banking foreign exchange market over a period between August 10 and 14, the press office of the Central Bank of Armenia reports.

They also bought €8 million and 954.6 million Russian rubles at the mentioned period at 524.24 drams and 7.37 drams respectively.

Commercial banks sold $81 million, €11 million and 270.46 million at the intra-banking forex market over the same period at 479 drams, 528.51 drams and 7.52 drams respectively.

The loans extended by Armenia’s commercial banks in drams amounted to $33 billion, and dollar loans totaled $54.1 million at a period between August 10 and 14. ($1 – AMD 478.05). —-0—–

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