Weekly digest of foreign currency dealsOctober 7, 2011 - 17:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - USD 73,534,841 was bought at an average price of AMD 373.75 /USD 1 and USD 88,790,595 sold at an average price of AMD 375.44 /USD 1 at the Armenian foreign currency market on October 3-7. Deals amounting to USD 10,350,000 at an average price of 376.22 /USD 1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia during the reporting period. At the same time, deals amounting to USD 7,850,000 at an average price of 375.00 /USD 1 were concluded at the inter-bank market. From September 26- October 2, 2011, AMD loans granted by banks totaled 33,7 bln, while USD loans amounted to 56 mln, the press service of the Central Bank of Armenia 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 | U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. |