Weekly review of currency marketJune 20, 2009 - 12:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On June 15-19, situation on currency market was as follows: banks bought USD 46.416.047 at an exchange rate of AMD 366.81 per 1 US Dollar and sold USD 46.498.729 at an exchange rate of AMD 368.62 per 1 US Dollar.In the same period, NASDAQ OMX carried out sale-purchase transactions in the amount of USD 9.080.000 (exchange rate: AMD 366.53 per 1 US Dollar. On June 8-14, the volume of bank credits (in Armenian Drams and US Dollars) comprised USD 14.4 million, RA Central Bank's press service reports. 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 | Freedom House: “Why are there no Armenians in Nagorno Karabakh?” Freedom House has published a report summary titled “Why are there no Armenians in Nagorno Karabakh?” Armenia says wants expanded transport, energy connectivity Pashinyan says Armenia is interested in the expansion of connectivity in transport, energy, telecommunications and other directions. Aliyev: Change in Armenia’s Constitution key for singing peace deal Ilham Aliyev has declared that most important condition for signing a peace agreement is for Armenia to change its Constitution. U.S. sees “extraordinary” opportunity for peace between Armenia, Azerbaijan U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken believes there is an “extraordinary” opportunity to reach a peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |