Weekly digest of currency market in ArmeniaMay 30, 2009 - 14:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - USD 52.615.253 at AMD 370.46 /USD 1 rate was purchased and USD 49.730.834 at AMD 372.07 /USD 1 was sold at Armenian currency market from May 25 to 29.During the same period sale and purchase contracts were signed to the sum of USD 600.000 at AMD 371.50 /USD 1 rate. Bargains struck at NASDAQ OMX amounted to USD 10.527.000 at AMD 370.81 /USD 1. From May 18 to 24, the AMD credits granted by banks totaled 8.7 billion, USD credits amounted to 12 million, 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 | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |