RPA rep. links AMD exchange rate drop to economic developmentJune 4, 2012 - 14:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - MP from the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) commented on recent drop of AMD to USD exchange rate. Gagik Minasyan conditioned this by development of U.S. economic development. “Fall in exchange rates of euro and national currencies of CIS countries to dollar has also been recorded recently,” the MP said. Rapid drop of AMD rate is currently observed, with market average rate of USD totaling AMD 406.36. 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 | 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. |