  Weekly digest of foreign currency deals May 18, 2012 - 17:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - USD 75,237,893 was bought at an average price of AMD 395.39/USD 1 and USD 90,686,577 sold at an average price of AMD 396.7 /USD 1 at the Armenian foreign currency market on May 14-18. Deals amounting to USD 17,500,000 at an average price of 397.00/USD 1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia during the reporting period. From May 7-13, AMD loans granted by banks totaled 24.5 bln, while USD loans amounted to 36.8 mln, the press service of the Central Bank of Armenia reported.   Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion.   Partner news |  Latest news Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24  U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan.Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says.Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. |
