USD market average rate totals AMD 406.27 Aug 21August 21, 2013 - 19:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Deals amounting to $5,300 million at an average rate of AMD 406.03/USD1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia on Aug 21. The closing price totaled AMD 406.00. The market average rate of USD totaled AMD 406.27 on Aug 21 decreasing by 0.08 point compared to Aug 20. Exchange rate of euro totaled AMD 544.56, increasing by 0.46 points while the rate of Russian ruble remained unchanged to total AMD 12.32, CBA press service 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 | Pasadena to host Armenian Genocide commemoration event The Pasadena Armenian Coalition will host its community-wide Armenian Genocide Commemorative Event. Armenia: Opposition activist transferred to Investigative Committee Activist Samvel Vardanyan has been accused of insulting the lawmaker Hakob Aslanyan from the ruling Civil Contract party. Russia confirms start of withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh The Kremlin has confirmed reports about the start of the withdrawal of Russian peacekeeping forces in Karabakh. France recalls its ambassador to Azerbaijan France on April 16 said it had recalled for consultations the French ambassador to Azerbaijan. |