Azerbaijani banks' demand for foreign currency up
By Trend
The Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA) held a new foreign exchange auction with the participation of the State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan (SOFAZ) on August 31, 2021, Trend reports referring to the CBA.
According to the CBA, the demand from Azerbaijani banks at the auction increased by three percent compared to the previous indicator and was fully met.
During the auction, the CBA sold $76.3 million to the local banks.
At the end of the auction, the weighted average rate of the manat to the US dollar amounted to 1.7 AZN/USD.
The first foreign exchange auction for a long time was held with the participation of SOFAZ on March 10, 2020, during which Azerbaijani banks purchased $323.2 million.
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