TOTAL ASSETS OF ARMENIAN CB 619.5BLN AMD AT END OF Q3
ARKA
Nov 24, 2008
YEREVAN, November 24. /ARKA/. In the 3rd quarter of 2008, the total
assets of the Central Bank of Armenia (CBA) increased by 40,284,896,000
AMD or by 6.96% and reached 619,468,618,000 AMD on September 30. The
CBA press service reports that foreign exchange assets constituted
77.46% of the total amount against 82.67% early in the 3rd quarter.
The CBA foreign exchange assets increased by 1,009.666,000 AMD or by
0.21% and reached 479, 816,879,000 AMD on September 30.
Foreign exchange claims to foreign banks and other financial
institutions amounted to 178,417,978,000 AMD – a quarterly decrease
of 6,544,685,000 AMD or 3.54%. Foreign exchange assets in the
International Monetary Fund (IMF) amounted to 4,228,576,000 AMD on
September 30 against 4,410,947,000 AMD early in the 3rd quarter.
The CBA’s saleable foreign exchange assets remained unchanged –
1,216,000 AMD.
The CBA’s investments in financial instruments, with revenues and
losses from their overestimation indicated in the financial reports,
amounted to 296,535,950,000 AMD against 288,507,938,000 AMD early in
the 3rd quarter.
On September 30, cash in terms of foreign exchange equaled 371,23,000
AMD against 374,230,000 AMD early this July. The CBA’s other foreign
exchange assets amounted to 261,926,000 AMD – a decrease of 52.4%.
At the end of the 3rd quarter, AMD assets amounted to 139,651,739,000
0D AMD against 100,376,510,000 AMD early in the quarter – an actual
quarterly increase of 39,275,229,000 AMD or 39.13%. According to the
balance sheet data, credit investments and reserve REPOs amounted to
37,390,352,000 AMD – a quarterly decrease of 4,764,226,000 AMD or 11%.
The CBA’s investments in saleable assets totaled 91,959,080,000
against 48,596,499,000 AMD early in the 3rd quarter – an increase of
89.23%. The CBA’s fixed and intangible assets amounted to 9,477,778,000
AMD on September 30. The CBA’s other AMD assets decreased from
897,978,000 AMD down to 824,529,000 AMD.