Weekly review of currency marketJune 20, 2009 - 12:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On June 15-19, situation on currency market was as follows: banks bought USD 46.416.047 at an exchange rate of AMD 366.81 per 1 US Dollar and sold USD 46.498.729 at an exchange rate of AMD 368.62 per 1 US Dollar.In the same period, NASDAQ OMX carried out sale-purchase transactions in the amount of USD 9.080.000 (exchange rate: AMD 366.53 per 1 US Dollar. On June 8-14, the volume of bank credits (in Armenian Drams and US Dollars) comprised USD 14.4 million, RA Central Bank's press service reports. 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 | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |