  Weekly digest of foreign currency deals April 16, 2010 - 17:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - USD 44,035,883 was bought at average price of AMD 394.95 /USD 1 and USD 52,598,095 sold at average price of AMD 396.86 /USD 1 at Armenian foreign currency market on April 12-16. Deals amounting to USD 11,190,000 at average price AMD 394.98 /USD 1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia. On April 5-11 AMD loans granted by banks totaled 12 billion. USD loans grossed 31.9 million, Central Bank of Armenia press office reported.   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 |  Latest 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. |
