Weekly digest of foreign currency dealsJune 21, 2013 - 18:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - USD 89,564,902 was bought at an average price of AMD 411.08/USD 1 and USD 95,297,794 sold at an average price of AMD 412.45/USD 1 at the Armenian foreign currency market on June 17-21. Deals amounting to USD 14,840,000 at an average price of AMD 410.82/USD 1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia during the reporting period. From June 10-16, AMD loans granted by banks totaled 32,2 bln, while USD loans amounted to 41.5 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 | Mirzoyan says meeting with Bayramov was “constructive” At the moment, Ararat Mirzoyan said, there is no basis for additional comments. OSCE vows support for Armenia “in all three directions of security” Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 151 detained as civil disobedience campaigns continue in Yerevan Citizens have been blocking streets in the Armenian capital, demanding Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation. France welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan meeting in Almaty France has welcomed the new round of negotiations between the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan. |