Weekly digest of foreign currency dealsJune 27, 2009 - 13:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - USD 74.149.806 was bought at average price AMD 361.18 /USD 1 and USD 55.963.157 was sold at average price AMD 363.7/ USD 1 at the Armenian foreign currency market from June 22 to 26.Deals amounting to USD 1.500.000 at average price AMD 362.50/USD 1 were struck at interbank market. Deals amounting to USD 31.230.000 at average price AMD 361.30 /USD 1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia. AMD loans granted by banks totaled 8.7 billion. USD loans totaled 17.7 million, reported the press office of the Central Bank of Armenia. 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 | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |