Activation of POS Terminals for European Games
On April 1, in the whole of Azerbaijan POS terminals conducted non-cash payments in the amount of 172 million manats (+ 12% to the end of March last year).
According to the Ministry of Taxes with reference to the Advisor to the Minister on Audit and Operational Supervision Ilgar Ahmadov, starting from 2014 and to increase the number of POS terminals in the network of trade and services, banks have delivered 75,000 of these devices, so now there are 86,000 units (+ 4,300 YTD). Most of them are in the capital - 62.4%.
The most active on this indicator (except the capital) are the cities of Sumgait, Mingechevir, Shamkir, Shirvan and Lankaran. They are closely followed by the regions Absheron, Shamakhi, Ismayilli, Oguz, Gabala, Sheki, Goychay, Balakan, Gakh and Zagatala.
According to the Ministry, the working conditions of POS terminals were inspected on 30,287 sites in the country, especially in Baku and Mingachevir, in May. Faults were identified for 1,632 POS terminals.
The number of POS terminals is increased, in particular, to facilitate the service of tourists who will visit the country within the framework of the first European Games (12-28 June 2015). --17D-
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