Currency reserves of the Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA) increased by almost $367 million YoY (9%) in March, and amounted to $4,432.7 billion, according to the statistical data posted on the CBA website on April 4. CBA’s reserves increased by $63.4 million MoM (1.45%) in March. Currency reserves of the CBA decreased by more than…
Chairman of the Board of the Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA) Elman Rustamov is not expected to take part in the upcoming meeting of the Central Bank Governors’ Club of Central Asia, Black Sea Region and Balkan Countries, the CBA reported. Heads of the central banks – members of the club – will exchange views…
In January Azerbaijan increased wheat import 3.4-fold YoY, to 58.7 million tons, the State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan reported. According to the statistics data, the general cost of imported wheat to the country totaled $10.857 million (up 3.2 times). Also, in the reporting period Azerbaijan imported 1.426 thousand tons of vegetable oils…
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has provided the second senior loan of EUR 20 million to AccessBank. The loan will be utilized by AccessBank to provide financing to small and medium enterprises in Azerbaijan. Since AccessBank is a leading bank in Azerbaijan specialized in providing financial services to local micro and SME businesses in the…
The international ratings agency Fitch Ratings expects that the Azerbaijani economy will grow by 0.2% in 2017, says the agency’s report on Azerbaijan that was made public at the sixth annual meeting in Baku on March 16. It should be noted that the country’s GDP decreased by 3.8% in 2016. Meanwhile, experts forecast the resumption…
The Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA) left the discount rate unchanged at 15%. This decision was made at a meeting of the CBA Management Board on March 10. The CBA said the decision was made in connection with the first positive trends observed in the macroeconomy as well as new expectations. Thanks to the measures…
Azerbaijan’s Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FIMSA) has registered the additional issuance of shares of AtaBank OJSC in the total amount of 20 million manats, FIMSA said in a message on March 10. One million shares have been issued at a par value of 20 manats each. The shares will be placed via closed subscription. AtaBank…