Weekly review of currency transactionsJuly 18, 2009 - 11:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - $51.841.674 was bought at average price AMD 365.89/ $1 and $49.796.438 was sold at average price AMD367.74 /$1 at the Armenian foreign currency market from July 13 to July 17.Deals amounting to $500.000 at average price AMD 368.01 /$1 were struck at interbank market. Deals amounting to $7.640.000 at average price AMD 365.97 /$1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia. From July 6 to July 12, AMD loans granted by banks totaled AMD 10.4 billion, while USD loans totaled $45.8 million, press office of the Central Bank of Armenia 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 | 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. |