USD market average rate totals AMD 366.60 Feb 25February 25, 2011 - 18:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Deals amounting to USD 5.15mln at an average price of AMD 367.32 /USD1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia on February 25. The closing price comprised AMD 367.44/USD 1. Meanwhile, the market average rate of USD totaled AMD 366.60 on February 25, increasing by 0.89 point compared to February 24. The exchange rate of euro amounted to AMD 506.49, increasing by 2.07 points, while the rate of Russian ruble totaled AMD 12.67 that is 0.10 point higher compared to February 24, the 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 | 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. Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. |