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Central Bank sets manat rate for March 28

18 March 2016 17:55 (UTC+04:00)
Central Bank sets manat rate for March 28

The official exchange rate of the manat, the Azerbaijani national currency, against the USD was set at 1.5876 manats for March 28, the Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA) reported on March 18.

The average rate of yjr manat was set following the interbank transactions on the Azerbaijani currency market, said the CBA.

The State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan (SOFAZ) sold $34.3 million to two banks on March 16 during the auction held by the Central Bank.

SOFAZ offered $100 million for sale through the auction, and will continue selling foreign currency through auctions in 2016.

The foreign currency is sold as part of SOFAZ’s transfers to the Azerbaijani state budget, which are envisaged to stand at 7.615 billion Azerbaijani manats in 2016.

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