Armenia: state bonds worth AMD 1 billion auctionedFebruary 11, 2009 - 19:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - As per information provided at official website of the Armenian Ministry of Finance, Series AMGT52092101 short term state bonds (maturity date: 52 weeks) were auctioned on Feb. 10. Bond volume totals 1 000 000 000, demand: 1 135 000 000. Bond yields hit AMD 909 113 896. Weighted average bond yield hit 9.8874 percent, and maximum yield ended at 10.0050 percent. 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 | Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan. Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. |