  Weekly digest of foreign currency deals August 14, 2012 - 11:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - USD 74,305,352 was bought at an average price of AMD 415.80 /USD 1 and USD 83,313,495 sold at an average price of AMD 413.59/USD 1 at the Armenian foreign currency market on August 6-10. Deals amounting to USD 12,200,000 at an average price of 413.47 /USD 1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia during the reporting period. From July 30-August 5, AMD loans granted by banks totaled 30.1 bln, while USD loans amounted to 40.4 mln, the press service of the Central Bank of Armenia reported. Partner news  Top stories Tigran Sargsyan noted that the new plant will be constructed after the current one is finally out of operation. IFC invested $244 million in 40 projects across a range of sectors, including financial markets, manufacturing, and mining. Armenian Prime Minister addressed a letter to Public Services Regulatory Commission over the reconsideration of gas prices. Armenia’s Public Services Regulatory Commission plans to reconsider electricity generation and distribution prices.   Partner news |  Latest news Sony cuts sales targets for digital cameras, smartphones, tablets  Sony trimmed its 2014-15 camera sales target to 1.3 trillion yen and now expects smartphone and tablet sales of 1.5 trillion yen.Hugh Jackman in "The Wolverine" action film trailer (video) The Marvel pic features Svetlana Khodchenkova and Rila Fukushima, whose appearances as Viper and Yukio are also teased.Google+ redesign for mobile web unveiled The search giant rolled out an image-centric design that resembles Pinterest's and Facebook's layouts.Apple, Google named most valuable global brands Both companies saw an increase in brand value over 2012, while IBM – which came in third on the list – saw a decrease in value. |
