RA Ministry of Finance sets August 23-29 prices for precious metalsAugust 23, 2010 - 18:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The State Depository of Precious Metals and Gemstones Agency at the RA Ministry of Finance set the government purchase and release prices per gram of chemically pure metal (standard bullion) for August 23-29, 2010, the press office of the RA Ministry of Finance reported. According to information provided, the set prices are as follows: gold: purchase price - AMD 13,313.53 (+229.78), release price - AMD 14471.23 (+249.76); silver: purchase price - AMD 199.36 (+2.36), release price - AMD 216.70 (+2.57); platinum: purchase price - AMD 16662.18 (-37.17), release price - AMD 18111.07 (-40.4); palladium: purchase price - AMD 5295.00 (+125.02), release price - AMD 5755.43 (+135.89). 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 | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |