USD market average rate totals AMD 410.11 Aug 2August 2, 2013 - 17:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Deals amounting to $2,1 million at an average rate of AMD 411.12/USD1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia on Aug 2. The closing price totaled AMD 411.35. The market average rate of USD totaled AMD 410.11 on Aug 2 increasing by 0.49 point compared to Aug 1. Exchange rate of euro totaled AMD 541.84, decreasing by 0.37 point while the rate of Russian ruble remained unchanged to total AMD 12.40, 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 | International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty. Armenian, Iranian foreigh policy chief talk over the phone The Foreign Minister of Armenia once again expressed condolences to his counterpart on the death of the President of Iran. Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. |