USD market average rate totals AMD 416.81 March 20March 20, 2013 - 17:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Deals amounting to $900 000 at an average rate of AMD 418,50 /USD1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia on March 20.The closing price totaled AMD 418,50. The market average rate of USD totaled AMD 416.81 on March 20, increasing by 1.06 point compared to March 19, exchange rate of euro totaled AMD 537.81, decreasing by 0.50 point while the rate of Russian ruble remained unchanged totaling AMD 13.49, CBA press service 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 | Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life, Strong Mind IDBank and Idram summarize the results of the May program of “The Power of One Dram”. Yerevan State University, Ucom sign Memorandum of Cooperation Rector of Yerevan State University Hovhannes Hovhannisyan and General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian signed the memorandum. EU to provide budgetary support to Armenia The agreement is aimed at increasing the competitiveness of the educational system of Armenia. Aliyev: No peace treaty unless Armenia changes constitution Azerbaijan will not sign a peace treaty with Armenia unless the latter changes its constitution, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said. |