USD market average rate totals AMD 406.42 Aug 16August 16, 2013 - 16:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Deals amounting to $1,670 million at an average rate of AMD 406.67/USD1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia on Aug 16. The closing price totaled AMD 406.75. The market average rate of USD totaled AMD 406.42 on Aug 16 decreasing by 0.26 point compared to Aug 15. Exchange rate of euro totaled AMD 542.04, increasing by 1.60 points while the rate of Russian ruble increased by 0.01 point to total AMD 12.34, 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 | Iran’s Red Crescent sends aid to Armenia’s flood-hit regions The Iranian Red Crescent Society has sent humanitarian aid to the victims of deadly floods that hit northern Armenia on May 25-26. Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. |