YEREVAN, December 18. /ARKA/. Armenia’s commercial banks bought around $126.6 million from the local foreign currency market on December 4 to 8 at the average weighted exchange rate of 482.75 drams per one USD, the Central Bank of Armenia reported on Monday.
It said the banks also bought 19.27 million euros and 1.45 billion Russian rubles at the average weighted exchange rates of 568.23 and 8.15 drams per one euro and one ruble respectively.
The banks also sold about $120.5 million, € 24.5 million and 746.1 million rubles at average weighted exchange rates of 484.21, 570.46 and 8.24 drams respectively.
No dollar exchange transactions have been effected at NASDAQ OMX Armenia stock exchange over the mentioned period.
In addition, from December 4 to 10, the banks provided 55.7 billion drams worth loans in the national currency and $119.5 million worth loans in USD. ($ 1- AMD 482.36 drams). –0—-
