YEREVAN, August 26. /ARKA/. Banks bought $71.7 million at 366.86 drams per one dollar and sold $76.9 million at 368.15 drams at Armenia’s intra-banking forex over a period between August 22 and 26, the press office of the Central Bank of Armenia reported on Friday.

Dollar-dram exchange transactions worth $9.6 million were effected at NASDAQ OMX Armenia Stock Exchange at $1 = AMD 367.86 average exchange rate over the mentioned period of time.

Dollar-dram exchange deals totaling $200,000 were effected at $1 = AMD 367.75 average exchange rate at the inter-banking forex.

Banks lent AMD 27.2 billion and $24.7 million between August 15 and 21. ($1 = AMD 368.08). M.V.-0---