Finance

Azerbaijan’s central bank has changed its methodology for identifying systemically important insurers, giving greater weight to company assets while simplifying the assessment framework. Central Bank...

Azerbaijan’s central bank has linked the assessment of green bank loans to the national classification system for environmentally sustainable projects, a move expected to improve market transparency w...

Azerbaijan’s central bank has changed the methodology used to identify systemically important banks, shifting the emphasis from assets placed with the regulator to lenders’ actual role in processing p...

A statement by Baku Mayor Eldar Azizov that more than $200 billion had been invested in the Azerbaijani capital over the past 20 years has raised questions because it conflicts with another estimate h...

The spread of mobile applications, online lending and cashless payments is changing the traditional branch model of Azerbaijan’s banks. Official statistics, however, do not yet indicate that digitalis...

Azerbaijan’s manat has marked its 34th anniversary in conditions that contrast sharply with the turmoil of its early years: the national currency has been held at 1.70 to the dollar for almost nine ye...

The central question of this analysis is simple, but the answer is complex: should cryptocurrency be banned in Azerbaijan, or should the market be regulated in a way that allows the country to benefit...

International reserves are approaching $86bn and the central bank has become a large buyer of foreign currency. Yet the country’s formidable financial buffer continues to conceal its dependence on hyd...

Allegations against two senior tax officials expose the tension between the achievements of Azerbaijan’s electronic tax administration and the persistent risks created by official discretion. Over the...

On July 30, a meeting was held in the Iranian city of Bilasuvar between delegations headed by Shahin Baghirov, Chairman of the State Customs Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and Foroud Asgari,...

Azerbaijan’s insurance market continued to expand in the first half of 2026, but the growth in claims payments significantly outpaced premium growth, increasing pressure on insurers and highlighting t...

Low debt and vast foreign-exchange reserves shield the country from short-term shocks. Yet rising domestic debt, state guarantees and the budget’s dependence on hydrocarbons demand a stricter assessme...

Investment in Azerbaijan’s economy accelerated significantly in the first half of 2026, but the main source of the increase was not new non-oil production. It was a sharp rise in capital expenditure i...

Azerbaijani banks increased their combined net profit by about a quarter in the first half of 2026, supported by strong interest and fee income, but slowing lending and rising non-performing loans poi...

By a Presidential Decree of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated 6 July 2026, the execution of the 2025 budget of the State Oil Fund of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SOFAZ) was officially approved. Accordin...

Nusrat Ibrahimov, Chairman of the Azerbaijan Chamber of Appraisers (AQP), held a briefing for media representatives on June 24 at the Chamber’s new administrative building. During the event, the refor...