Weekly digest of foreign currency dealsApril 22, 2011 - 16:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - USD 67,510,321 was bought at an average price of AMD 376.17 /USD 1 and USD 75,814,685 sold at an average price of AMD 377.27 /USD 1 at the Armenian foreign currency market on April 18-22, 2011. Deals amounting to USD 14,625,000 at an average price of AMD 376.02 /USD 1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia during the reporting period. Meanwhile, deals amounting to USD 1.1mln at an average price of 376.92 /USD 1 were made at the interbank market. From April 18 to 22, 2011, AMD loans granted by banks totaled 23.7bln, while USD loans amounted to 33.3mln, the press service of the Central Bank of Armenia 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. |