Weekly review of Armenia's currency marketJune 13, 2009 - 15:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Between June 8 and 12 banks purchased $50.700.774 at 369.48 dram for 1 dollar and sold $47.483.870 at 371.03 dram for 1 dollar on Armenia's interbank market . Over the same period $150.000 worth buying and selling deals were realized between June 8 and 12 on Armenian interbank market (at 371.00 dram for 1 dollar). Over the same period on NASDAQ OMX Armenia $7.250.000 worth buying and selling deals were realized at 369.73 dram/1 dollar. From June 1 to 7 the amount of loans reached 9.7 billion dram, and dollar credits totaled USD 11.4 million, CBA press office reports. 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 Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan. Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. |