Azerbaijan International Reserves Declined in February
International assets of Azerbaijan excluding the Oil Fund of Azerbaijan fell in February this year by $ 117.19 million, or 0.9%, to $ 12,732.66 million According to the beginning of the year, it increased by $ 489 25 million or 4%.
According to the Central Bank of Azerbaijan, in the structure of international assets in the reporting period decreased funds in various foreign currencies (primarily U.S. dollars and euros) to $ 12,493.03 million cost of the basket of Special Drawing Rights (SDR), which paid for the country's share in the authorized capital of the International Monetary Fund has decreased by 1.7% to $ 239.43 million.
For the annual period the country's international assets increased by $ 1642.34 million or 14.8%. - 15B -
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- Economics
- 28 March 2013 12:42
Economics
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