ARMENIAN C.BANK KEEPS REFINANCING RATE AT 8.00 PCT

Reuters
Aug 7 2012

Aug 7 (Reuters) - Armenia's central bank kept its key refinancing
rate unchanged at 8.0 percent on Tuesday after data showed annual
inflation remained within the government's target for the year.

The annual inflation rate stood at 2.3 percent in July, the central
bank said, higher than the 0.7 percent recorded in June, but lower
than the government's target range of 2.5 percent to 5.5 percent.

(Reporting by Hasmik Lazarian; Writing by Margarita Antidze; Editing
by Vladimir Soldatkin)