Weekly review of currency transactionsJuly 18, 2009 - 11:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - $51.841.674 was bought at average price AMD 365.89/ $1 and $49.796.438 was sold at average price AMD367.74 /$1 at the Armenian foreign currency market from July 13 to July 17.Deals amounting to $500.000 at average price AMD 368.01 /$1 were struck at interbank market. Deals amounting to $7.640.000 at average price AMD 365.97 /$1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia. From July 6 to July 12, AMD loans granted by banks totaled AMD 10.4 billion, while USD loans totaled $45.8 million, press office of the Central Bank of Armenia 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 | Lithuania sending €100,000 to help Armenia fight floods consequences Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. U.S. “deeply troubled” by Azerbaijan's arrest of civil society members The United States is deeply troubled by the continued arrest of members of Azerbaijani civil society, Matthew Miller has said. Turkey condemns Uruguay’s recognition of Armenian Genocide Turkey has condemned a newly passed law in Uruguay that recognizes the Armenian Genocide, TRT reports. For the first time, Armenia votes in favor of Georgia resolution in UN Armenia on Tuesday, June 4 voted for the first time in favor a resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. |