USD market average rate totals AMD 406.04 Aug 24August 24, 2013 - 17:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Deals amounting to $8,250 million at an average rate of AMD 405.99/USD1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia on Aug 24. The closing price totaled AMD 406.00. The market average rate of USD totaled 406.04 on Aug 24 decreasing by 0.04 point compared to Aug 23. Exchange rate of euro totaled AMD 542.55, decreasing by 0.02 points while the rate of Russian ruble remained unchanged to total AMD 12.30, 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 | 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. EU calls on Azerbaijan to release all political prisoners The European Union calls on Azerbaijan to release all those imprisoned for exercising their fundamental rights. 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. |