YEREVAN, March 13. / ARKA /. The lending of 33 credit organizations in Armenia dropped by 0.2 percent in January 2014 from 2013 December to 136.9 billion drams (excluding accrued interest) , according to the monthly bulletin of the Central Bank of Armenia for January 2014.

The lending to residents in January totaled 136.8 billion drams, 75.5% of the total lending. Of that amount 72.9 billion drams were loaned in the national currency and an equivalent of 30.4 billion drams in the foreign currency.

Some 30.9 billion drams were loaned to industrial enterprises, against 31 billion drams in December (0.5% decline). This made 22.5 % of total lending, including 13.1 billion drams in the national currency and an equivalent of 2.3 billion drams in foreign currency. ($ 1 - 414.94 drams). -0 -