  Weekly digest of foreign currency deals February 3, 2012 - 17:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - USD 82,815,876 was bought at an average price of AMD 386.79 /USD 1 and USD 101,212,041 sold at an average price of AMD 387.37/USD 1 at the Armenian foreign currency market on Jan 30-Feb 3. Deals amounting to USD 17,450,000 at an average price of 387.57/USD 1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia during the reporting period. From Jan 23-29, AMD loans granted by banks totaled 25.6 bln, while USD loans amounted to 38.4 mln, the press service of the Central Bank of Armenia reported.  Top stories Hrachya Berberyan: apricot harvest will make 25 and 10-12 thous. tons in Ararat and Armavir provinces respectively Any decisions were postponed until the end of next month after French and Greek parliamentary elections on June 17. Armenian Prime Minister met with the head of International Fund for Agricultural Development Programs in Armenia. The market average rate of USD on May 23 totaled AMD 401,59 increasing by 0.52 point compared to May 22.   |  Latest news Over 100 trespassers detained in Armenia in January-May  Russian border guards seized 50 firearms, bladed weapons and 300 thous. rubles worth contraband in January-May.Conference participants at Institute of CIS States back Artsakh’s stance The NKR was represented at the round table by Advisers to Foreign Minister Ruben Zargarian and Arsen Melik-Shakhnazarian.Shoushi liberation anniversary celebrated in France Armenian ambassador to France Vigen Chitechyan answered Armenian foreign and domestic policy related questions.Armenian ambassador to China participates in ESCAP meeting Armen Sargsyan participated in meeting of UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific in Bangkok. |
