Weekly digest of foreign currency dealsAugust 27, 2010 - 16:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - USD 46,125,521 was bought at an average price of AMD 365.29 /USD 1 and USD 53,060,114 sold at an average price of AMD 366.81 /USD 1 at the Armenian foreign currency market between August 23 and 27. Deals amounting to USD 6,880,000 at an average price of AMD 365.7 /USD 1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia during the reporting period. Meanwhile, deals amounting to USD 400,000 at an average price of 365.01/USD 1 were made at the interbank market. From August 16 to 22, AMD loans granted by banks totaled 12.5 billion. USD loans amounted to 34.8 million, the press service of the RA Central Bank 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, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. Mkhitaryan raises arrest of former Karabakh leaders in Azerbaijan Inter Milan star Henrikh Mkhitaryan has shared a news story about the extension of the arrest of former Karabakh leaders. |