USD market average rate totals AMD 365.57 Feb 16February 16, 2011 - 17:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The market average rate of USD totaled AMD 365.57 on February 16, increasing by 0.17 point compared to February 15. The exchange rate of euro amounted to AMD 495.24, increasing by 1.29 point, while the rate of Russian ruble totaled AMD 12.49 that is 0.01 point higher compared to February 15, the CBA press service reported. No deals were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia on February 16. 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 | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |