YEREVAN, May 30. /ARKA/. Armenian commercial banks bought a total of $56.1 million at the local intra-bank forex market from 23rd to 27th of May at the average weighted exchange rate of 476.79 drams per one USD, the Central Bank said today.
The banks were said to have also bought 5.3 million euros and some 973.4 million Russian rubles at the average weighted exchange rates of 532.84 and 7.19 drams per one euro and one ruble respectively.
At the same time, they sold $63.2 million, €12.7 million and 394.8 million rubles at the average weighted average exchange rates of 478.55, 536.04 and 7.27 drams respectively.
Besides, from 16 to 22 May, the banks provided 43.8 billion drams worth loans in the national currency and also $76.9 million worth loans in USD ($ 1- 477.82 drams).. -0-
