Armenian Finance Ministry: Oct 17-23 prices for precious metalsOctober 17, 2011 - 16:21 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 September Oct 17-23, the Ministry’s press office reported. According to information provided, the set prices are as follows: Gold: purchase price: AMD 18534.4 (+306.64), release price 20146.09 (+333.31); Silver: purchase price: 355.85 (+13.87), release price: 386.79 (+15.07); Platinum: purchase price: 17001.95 (+447.88), release price: 18480.38 (+486.83); Palladium: purchase price is 6754.53 (+232.29), release price is 7341.88 (+252.49). 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. |