Armenian Finance Ministry sets prices for precious metals for May 23-29May 23, 2011 - 14:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The State Depository of Precious Metals and Gemstones Agency at the Armenian Ministry of Finance set the government purchase and release prices per gram of chemically pure metal (standard bullion) for May 23-29, the Ministry's press office reported. According to information provided, the set prices are as follows: Gold: purchase price: AMD 16543.14 (-93.03), release price: AMD 17981.67 (-101.12); Silver: purchase price: AMD 384.89 (-22.17), release price: 418.36 (-24.10); Platinum: purchase price: AMD 19547.84 (-155.87), release price: AMD 21247.65 (-169.43); Palladium: purchase price is 8018.31 (+17.97), release price is AMD 8715.55 (+19.53). 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 |