Armenian banks buy $76.9 million last week

YEREVAN, April 25. / ARKA /. On April 18-22 Armenian commercial banks bought a total of $76.9 million at the local forex market at the average weighted exchange rate of 479.92 drams per one USD, the Central Bank said.

They also bought 9.3 million euros at the average weighted exchange rate of 539.48 drams per one euro and 777.3 million Russian rubles at the average weighted exchange rate of 7.18 drams per one ruble.

At the same time, they sold about $61 million, 9.8 million euros and about 358.4 million rubles at the weighted average exchange rates of 481.6, 545.48 and 7.32 drams respectively.

In addition, from the 18th to 22nd of  April the banks provided 34.4 billion drams worth loans in the national currency and $48.6 million worth loans in USD. ($ 1- 479.13 drams).  -0

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