Deposit Auction Oversubscribed
The demand for deposit auction of the Central Bank of Azerbaijan on February 27 totaled 196.5 million manat, while the supply was 150 million manat.
The funds were raised for a period of 14 days, at the weighted average rate of 14.73%.
Deposit auctions are an anti-inflation tool.
The Central Bank since June 2016 launched deposit auctions. According to international practice, the main purpose of deposit auctions is the sterilization of money supply. At the time of deposit auctions the Central Bank receives commercial banks' deposits for placement. ----71D
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