USD market average rate totals AMD 359.87 on December 8December 8, 2010 - 18:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Deals amounting to USD 3.05mln at an average price of AMD 359.50 /USD1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia on December 8. The closing price comprised AMD 359.5 /USD 1. Meanwhile, the market average rate of USD totaled AMD 359.87 on December 8, decreasing by 0.24 point compared to December 7. The exchange rate of euro amounted to AMD 475.86, decreasing by 5.94 points, while the rate of Russian ruble totaled AMD 11.54 that is 0.02 point higher compared to December 7, the 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 | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |