Medium term state bonds worth AMD 2.5bln auctionedJanuary 18, 2011 - 19:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Medium term state bonds (MTSB) worth AMD 2.5bln were auctioned on January 18, the RA Ministry of Finance reported. Seven agents partook in the auction. The state bonds demand totaled AMD 6.96bln. The state bonds yield hit AMD 2,563,699,092. The average weighted bond yield made 13.2047%, with 13.3900 % cut-off point. 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 | International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty. Armenian, Iranian foreigh policy chief talk over the phone The Foreign Minister of Armenia once again expressed condolences to his counterpart on the death of the President of Iran. Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. |