Finance Ministry: prices for precious metals for Aug 12-18August 12, 2013 - 18:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The State Depository of Precious Metals and Gemstones Agency at the Armenian Ministry of Finance set the government purchase and release prices per gram of chemically pure metal (standard bullion) for August 12-18, the Ministry’s press office reported. According to information provided, the set prices are as follows: Gold: purchase price is 15602.57 (-395), release price: 16959.32 (-429.34); Silver: purchase price is 238.43 (-1.53), release price: 259.16 (-1.67); Platinum: purchase price is 17484.48 (+79.58), release price: 19004.87 (+86.5); Palladium: purchase price is 8798.48 (-83.19), release price: 9563.56 (-90.43). 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 | Armenia-Azerbaijan: Turkey wants deal after “positive developments” Turkey hopes “positive developments” in negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan will lead to an agreement. Police try to impede Armenian Church head’s access to war memorial Police tried to stop the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, from visiting a war memorial. Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north. “He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. |