USD market average rate totals AMD 388,25 Jan 18January 18, 2012 - 15:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The market average rate of USD on January 18 totaled AMD 388,25 decreasing by 0.57 point compared to January 17. Euro exchange rate totaled AMD 496,57 decreasing by 0.54 point, and the exchange rate of the Russian ruble decreased by 0.04 point to total AMD12,31. No currency deals were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia on Jan 18, CBA press service 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 | 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. |