  Weekly digest of foreign currency deals February 8, 2013 - 18:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - USD 91,538,948 was bought at an average price of AMD 405.65 /USD 1 and USD 100,891,180 sold at an average price of AMD 406.56 /USD 1 at the Armenian foreign currency market on Feb 4-8. Deals amounting to USD 12,100,000 at an average price of 405.88 /USD 1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia during the reporting period. From January 28-Feb 3, AMD loans granted by banks totaled 38.1 bln., while USD loans amounted to 34.8 mln, the press service of the Central Bank of Armenia reported. Partner news  Top stories Tigran Sargsyan noted that the new plant will be constructed after the current one is finally out of operation. IFC invested $244 million in 40 projects across a range of sectors, including financial markets, manufacturing, and mining. Armenian Prime Minister addressed a letter to Public Services Regulatory Commission over the reconsideration of gas prices. Armenia’s Public Services Regulatory Commission plans to reconsider electricity generation and distribution prices.   Partner news |  Latest news Russian expert rules out Karabakh war renewal by Armenia  Alexander Krylov: the possibility of the renewal of Karabakh war should not be exaggerated in the face of the balance of power.German scientists ready to include Armenian petroglyphs in UNESCO list The scientists conducted a survey of ancient rock art, with a database of Armenian petroglyphs to be later developed.OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs won’t visit Artsakh French Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Jacques Faure said the co-chairs are not planning a visit to Nagorno Karabakh.Penguin reaches $75mln agreement in iBooks price fixing lawsuit In a press release, Penguin's parent company, Pearson, noted it had made a $40 million provision for settlement in its 2012 accounts. |
