IN JAN-MAR 2009 TURNOVER OF UNISTREAM IN ARMENIA TOTALLED $89MLN

ArmInfo
2009-04-14 19:24:00

ArmInfo. In Jan-Mar 2009 the turnover of UNIStream, an international
money transfer system, in Armenia totalled $89mln (incoming transfers
totalled $77.8mln, outgoing ones – $11.3mln), reports the press
service of Unibank.

In Mar 2009 the amount of transfers totalled $33.8mln, in Feb –
$29.3mln, in Jan – $26mln.

94.4% of transfers were from and to Russia, 1.6% – Ukraine, 1.2%
– Greece.

65.8% of transfers were in USD, 24.4% in RUR, 5.7% in EUR, 4.1% in AMD.

According to ArmInfo, because of the global crisis, in Jan-Mar 2009
as compared with Jan-Mar 2008 the amount of UNIStream transfers into
and from Armenia dropped by 30%. The exclusive partner of UNIStream
in Armenia is Unibank.