  Weekly digest of foreign currency deals October 1, 2010 - 19:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - USD 75,593,535 was bought at an average price of AMD 361.33 /USD 1 and USD 80,754,76 sold at an average price of AMD 362.52 /USD 1 at the Armenian foreign currency market on September 27-October 1. Deals amounting to USD 23,320,000 at an average price of AMD 361.47/USD 1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia during the reporting period. Meanwhile, deals amounting to USD 1,200,000 at an average price of 362.58/USD 1 were made at the interbank market. From September 20 to 26, AMD loans granted by banks totaled 12.7bln. USD loans amounted to 25.8mln, the press service of the Central Bank of Armenia 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 European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan  The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE.Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide.Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |
