  Weekly digest of foreign currency deals June 1, 2012 - 17:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - USD 70,624,036 was bought at an average price of AMD 405.38 /USD 1 and USD 90,804,920 sold at an average price of AMD 406.99/USD 1 at the Armenian foreign currency market on May 29-June 1. Deals amounting to USD 17,150,000 at an average price of 406.38/USD 1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia during the reporting period. From May 21-27, AMD loans granted by banks totaled 30,5 bln, while USD loans amounted to 41,7 mln, 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 Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers  The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers.Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan.Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months.Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |
