Weekly digest of foreign currency dealsOctober 21, 2011 - 17:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - USD 80,818,649 was bought at an average price of AMD 376.3 /USD 1 and USD 99,072,949 sold at an average price of AMD 377.57 /USD 1 at the Armenian foreign currency market on October 17-21. Deals amounting to USD 16,820,000 at an average price of 378.26 /USD 1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia during the reporting period. At the same time, deals amounting to USD 2,000,000 at an average price of 375.89 /USD 1 were concluded at the inter-bank market. From October 10-16, 2011, AMD loans granted by banks totaled 26,7 bln, while USD loans amounted to 42,3 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 | 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. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. |