CBA weekly reviewDecember 4, 2009 - 19:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - From November 30 to December 4, Armenia's banks purchased USD 60,814,458 at AMD 385.09 per USD 1 and sold USD 66,455,237 at AMD 386.13 per USD 1 in the internal banking market. Sale and purchase transactions in the internal banking market totaled USD 400,000 at AMD 385 per 1 USD. The Nasdaq OMX Armenia has realized USD 16,100,000 purchase and sale transactions at AMD 385.33 per 1 USD. From November 23 to 29, Armenia's banks granted loans totaling AMD 14.6 billion and USD 27.1 million, CBA press service said. 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 | Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. “Great success”: Pashinyan pleased with new border protocol Pashinyan has described the signing by Armenia and Azerbaijan of a protocol on delimitation in Tavush as “a great success”. Armenia, Azerbaijan sign protocol on demarcation coordinates Armenia’s government took on May 15 another step towards handing over four border areas to Azerbaijan. U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. |