USD market average rate totals AMD 409.24 March 1March 1, 2013 - 19:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Deals amounting to $2,55 mln at an average rate of AMD 410,69 /USD1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia on March 1.The closing price totaled AMD 410,76. The market average rate of USD totaled AMD 409.24 on March 1, increasing by 0.02 point compared to February 29, exchange rate of euro totaled AMD 533.08, decreasing by 3.57 points while the rate of Russian ruble decreased by 0.07 point to total AMD 13.34, CBA press service 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 | 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. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |