Armenian commercial banks grant AMD40,4 bln in loans Dec 2-8December 14, 2013 - 11:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - From December 2 to 8, AMD loans granted by Armenia’s commercial banks totaled 40,4 bln, while USD loans amounted to 34,9 mln, the press service of the Central Bank of Armenia reported. USD 96,714,785 was bought at an average price of AMD 404.87/USD 1 and USD 105,158,467 sold at an average price of AMD 406.05/USD 1 at the Armenian foreign currency market from December 9 to 13. Deals amounting to USD 15,880,000 at an average price of AMD 404.71/USD 1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia. Buy and sell deals to the amount of USD 5,719,157 at an average price of AMD 405.01/USD 1 were concluded at the interbank market. 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 | Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. |