The Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA) sees the potential for further reduction of the discount rate, Chairman of the CBA Elman Rustamov declared. Rustamov said the monetary regulator (CBA) this year had done much in this direction. “Nevertheless, external risks have recently intensified, in particular, those related to volatility of the national currencies in a…
More than 3.3 million shipments weighing over 275,000 kilograms were processed in the transit center of Azerpost LLC and sent to 15 countries in the first seven months of 2018, Ministry of Transport, Communications and High Technologies reported. The postal operator delivered them to the U.S., Germany, Austria, Belarus, Great Britain, Czech Republic, France, Iran,…
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has signed an order to provide funds for the construction of Bujag-Mukhas-Bash Dashagil road in Oghuz region. Under the presidential order, the Azerbaijan Highway State Agency is allocated 9.4 million manats for the construction of the road connecting four residential areas with a total population of 4,000 people. (AzerNews/Business World Magazine)
Over the seven months of this year inflation rate in Azerbaijan has been 2.8%, Chairman of the Central Bank of Azerbaijan Elman Rustamov said. He made the remarks at the Azerbaijani forum on competitiveness on September 7. “Inflation rate in Azerbaijan has stabilized since 2017,” Rustamov said. “In the first seven months of 2018 this…
The Baku Stock Exchange (BSE) held an auction for placement of short-term notes of Azerbaijan’s Central Bank (CBA) worth 300 million manats with a maturity period of 28 days, the BSE said in a message. Demand at the auction exceeded the offer by 54.5%. Thus, demand at the auction amounted to 463.6 million manats, while…
Azerbaijan’s Rabitabank and Unibank have made a joint decision to issue syndicated loans, the Unibank said in a statement on September 4. The message said a “Protocol of intent”, implying the issuance of joint syndicated loans, was signed between the banks. The syndicated loans are usually issued to business customers by two or more banks.…
The Azerbaijan-Iran car plant Khazar intends to start exporting cars to Russia and other CIS countries in 2019, Veronika Allahverdiyeva, official representative of the Azerbaijani AzerMash automobile company, declared. Allahverdiyeva made the remarks on the sidelines of the Moscow International Automobile Salon in Crocus Expo International Exhibition Center. Azerbaijani “Khazar” cars are showcased at the…