Weekly digest of foreign currency dealsJanuary 25, 2013 - 19:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - USD 80,277,533 was bought at an average price of AMD 405.43 /USD 1 and USD 96,032,695 sold at an average price of AMD 406.47 /USD 1 at the Armenian foreign currency market on Jan 21-25. Deals amounting to USD 16,351,000 at an average price of 405.81/USD 1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia during the reporting period. From January 14-20, AMD loans granted by banks totaled 30 bln., while USD loans amounted to 41.3 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 | “By Your Side”: IDBank's new support program for displaced Artsakh citizens IDBank is launching a long-term social support program for forcibly displaced Artsakh residents. The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. 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. |