Weekly digest of foreign currency dealsFebruary 17, 2012 - 17:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - USD 73,566,425 was bought at an average price of AMD 388.36/USD 1 and USD 86,638,752 sold at an average price of AMD 389.3 /USD 1 at the Armenian foreign currency market on Feb 13-17. Deals amounting to USD 17,890,000 at an average price of 389.08 /USD 1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia during the reporting period. From Feb 6-12, AMD loans granted by banks totaled 26.7 bln, while USD loans amounted to 43.1 mln, 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 | U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children Moscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said. Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. |