USD market average rate totals AMD 405.95 Aug 28August 28, 2013 - 17:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Deals amounting to $4,800 million at an average rate of AMD 406.00/USD1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia on Aug 28. The closing price totaled AMD 406.00. The market average rate of USD totaled 405.95 on Aug 28 increasing by 0.01 point compared to Aug 27. Exchange rate of euro totaled AMD 542.84, increasing by 1.19 points while the rate of Russian ruble grew by 0.01 points to total AMD 12.24, 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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |