Weekly digest of foreign currency dealsApril 23, 2010 - 17:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - USD 58,880,448 was bought at an average price of AMD 392.35 /USD 1 and USD 59,792,250 sold at an average price of AMD 393.81 /USD 1 at the Armenian foreign currency market from April 19-23. Deals amounting to USD 9,950,000 at an average price of AMD 390.78 /USD 1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia during the same period. Meanwhile, deals amounting to USD 700,000 at an average price of 393.03 /USD 1 were made at the inter-bank market. On April 12-18 AMD loans granted by banks totaled 12.9 billion. USD loans grossed 26.9 million, the press service of the RA Central Bank 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 | EU, EAEU are incompatible, Russia tells Armenia The arrival of extra-regional players in Armenia “will have consequences,” Russian Deputy PM Alexei Overchuk has said. Armenia top European Youth Team Chess Championships after Round 4 The Armenian national team top the standings at the European Youth Team Chess Championships 2024 on the Greek island of Rhodes. GAIFF: Tarsem Singh to preside over Regional Competition jury Tarsem Singh is perhaps best known to Armenian audiences as the author behind Lady Gaga’s 911 music video, inspired by the aesthetics of Sergei Parajanov. ICRC reps visit Armenians held in Azerbaijan The staff of the International Committee of the Red Cross have visited Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians currently being held in Azerbaijan. |