Weekly overview of currency transactionsApril 17, 2009 - 19:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - USD 41.934.403 was purchased at weighted average price of AMD 374.55 per USD 1 and USD 38.276.595 was sold at weighted average price of AMD 376.79 per USD 1 at Armenian foreign exchange market within the period of Apr. 14-17, CBA Press Service reported. Purchase and sale volume at bank market totaled USD 7 700 000 at weighted average price of AMD 371.86 per USD 1. Purchase and sale volume at NASDAQ OMX totaled USD 100.000 at weighted average price of AMD 371 per USD 1. Within Apr. 16-12 RA commercial banks loan volumes totaled AMD 8.7 billon and USD 10.4 million. 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 | Armenia-Qatar ties discussed in Doha The Secretary of Armenia’s Security Council met with the Deputy Secretary General of the National Security Council of Qatar. ARARAT special evening dedicated to Aznavour's 100th Anniv. On May 20 ARARAT legendary Armenian brandy, celebrated the centennial of Maestro Charles Aznavour with a special event. Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province. Armenia calls for prohibiting threats of attacks on nuclear facilities Armenia has raised the need for a treaty prohibiting attacks on nuclear facilities devoted to peaceful purposes. |