USD market average rate totals AMD 376.80 May 26May 26, 2011 - 15:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Deals amounting to USD 6.15mln at an average price of AMD 377.02 /USD1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia on May 26. The closing price comprised AMD 378 /USD 1. The market average rate of USD totaled AMD 376.80 on May 26, increasing by 0.69 point compared to May 25. The exchange rate of euro amounted to AMD 533.36, increasing by 4.36 points, while the rate of Russian ruble totaled AMD 13.36 that is 0.14 point higher compared to May 25, 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 | 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. |