Azerbaijani foreign exchange market remains stable - Central Bank chairman

By Trend

There was an increase in demand for foreign currency since the beginning of the year, only in January, but in general, the foreign exchange market in Azerbaijan remains stable, Chairman of the Board of the Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA) Elman Rustamov said.

Rustamov made the remark at the press-conference, Trend reports on April 30.

“The increased demand was observed for both cash and non-cash currency,” chairman of board said. "The balance was restored in the subsequent months. The State Oil Fund of the Azerbaijan Republic (SOFAZ) saved $140 million."

Rustamov stressed that there is no deficit in the foreign exchange market, but on the contrary, there is a surplus.

"We are interested in selling the currency put up for auction," the chairman of board said.

The CBA board has made a decision to leave the interest rate at 6.25 percent since April 30. At the same time, the upper limit of the interest rate corridor was left at the level of 6.75 percent while the lower limit - 5.75 percent.