Weekly digest of foreign currency dealsDecember 28, 2012 - 17:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - USD 144,789,283 was bought at an average price of AMD 402.88 /USD 1 and USD 182,737,067 sold at an average price of AMD 404.47 /USD 1 at the Armenian foreign currency market on December 24-28. Deals amounting to USD 51,180,000 at an average price of 403.11 /USD 1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia during the reporting period. From December 17-23, AMD loans granted by banks totaled 50.3 bln., while USD loans amounted to 51.5 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 | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |