YEREVAN, MAY 14, NOYAN TAPAN. As of March 31, 2007, the monetary base made 264 bln 812 mln drams (about 736 mln 735 thousand USD) in Armenia, growing by 6 bln 408 mln drams or 2.5% on the previous month. According to the RA National Statistical Service, as of March 31, 2007, broad money amounted to 482 bln 928 mln drams, growing by 13 bln 283 mln drams or 2.8% on the previous month. As of the same day, the balance of deposits attracted by the banks from the population made 131 bln 940 mln drams, increasing by 5 bln 837 mln drams or 4.6% on the previous month, and by 28 bln 522 mln drams or 27.6% compared with the respective index of last year.

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