SCR launches coal transportation to Yerevan TPP 700 tons of coal will be transported by yearend, with annual volume of coal shipments planned to total 1.5 million tons.Armenian Finance Ministry: October 8-14 prices for precious metals Gold: purchase price totals 21477.44 (+317.48), release price: 23345.04 (+345.08); silver: purchase price: 408.50 (-6.1).EU finance ministers in Luxembourg to tackle debt crisis Finance ministers from all EU countries are expected to grant Portugal an extra year, until 2014, to correct its excessive budget deficit.WB cuts economic growth forecasts for East Asia, Pacific The World Bank had earlier this year forecast 8.2 percent GDP growth for China in 2012 and 8.6 percent in 2013.Rosneft to invest extra $18bn in modernization Total investment in the refinery modernization program is $25 billion with $7 billion provided so far this year.ECB official says bank can’t help Greece on bonds Antonis Samaras, who wants more time to enact reforms and budget cuts, has suggested the ECB could help that way.U.S. unemployment unexpectedly falls to 7.8% in Sept The last time the unemployment rate was that low was in January 2009, the month President Barack Obama was inaugurated.WB body rules Ecuador owes $1.8bn to Occidental Occidental filed a claim alleging its property was confiscated illegally when Ecuador canceled its operating contract in May 2006.Weekly digest of foreign currency deals From September 24-30, AMD loans granted by banks totaled 39.3 bln., while USD loans amounted to 84.5 mln.USD market average rate totals AMD 407,56 Oct 5 The market average rate of USD totaled AMD 407,56 on October 5, decreasing by 0.82 point compared to October 4. |