YEREVAN, December 11. /ARKA/. Armenian banks’ investments in government bonds at the end of October 2017 stood at 422 billion drams, an increase of 15.4% since the beginning of the year, according to the latest data of the Central Bank.
It said also investments in government bonds by non-bank investors amounted to 82.7 billion drams (an increase of 15.4%). The investments of the Central Bank slashed by 54.7% to 28.5 billion drams, while no investments in government bonds were made by non-bank agents and investment dealers.
Non-residents’ investments in government bonds amounted to 8.5 billion drams, while total investment in Armenian government bonds at the end of October amounted to 541.8 billion drams (an increase of 6.6%). ($ 1 – 485.25 drams). -0-
