Armenian banks buy $81.7 million at forex market on June 13-17

YEREVAN, June 20. /ARKA/. Armenian commercial banks bought a total of $81.7 million at the local intra-bank forex market from 13 to 17 of June at the average weighted exchange rate of 477.30 drams per one USD, the Central Bank said today.

The banks were said to have also bought 6.1 million euros and some 996.4 million Russian rubles at the average weighted exchange rates of 536.06 and 7.124 drams per one euro and one ruble respectively.

At the same time, they sold $80.2 million, €10.2 million and 412 million rubles at the average weighted average exchange rates of 478.90, 539.69 and 7.33 drams respectively.

Besides,  from 6 to 12 June, the banks provided 43.2 billion drams worth loans in the national currency and also  $33.9 million  worth loans in USD ($ 1- 477.82 drams).. -0-

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