RA Ministry of Finance sets August 30-September 5 prices for precious metalsAugust 30, 2010 - 16:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The State Depository of Precious Metals and Gemstones Agency at the RA Ministry of Finance set the government purchase and release prices per gram of chemically pure metal (standard bullion) for August 30-September 5, 2010, the press office of the RA Ministry of Finance reported. According to information provided, the set prices are as follows: gold: purchase price - AMD 13325.28 (+11.75), release price - AMD 14484.00 (+12.77); silver: purchase price - AMD 200.27 (+0.91), release price - AMD 217.68 (+0.98); platinum: purchase price - AMD 16415.10 (-247.08), release price - AMD 17842.50 (-268.57); palladium: purchase price - AMD 5294.43 (-0.57), release price - AMD 5754.82 (-0.61). The market average rate of USD totaled AMD 388,20 on Feb 2, increasing by 0.89 point compared to Feb 2. Armenian Prime Minister: though Armenia has no oil deposits, it has other more important resources such as human capital. India, Iran's second-biggest oil client after China, buys 12 percent of its oil needs from the Islamic nation. Libya had still only recovered a fraction of the $100 bln in assets frozen overseas during the country's bitter civil war. |