In 2012, the bank opened a branch in 3 of the 10 economic regions
The number of licensed bank branches in the Absheron economic region in 2012 decreased by 12 to 365. At the same time, he retained the status of the dosed with banking offices in the region of the country. It accounts for 55.7% of the total number of branches.
According to the Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA) in the reported period increased branches in three of the 10 economic regions of the country, in five areas of this figure has not changed, and two declined.
In descending order of density of bank branches Absheron was followed by the Aran economic region - 92 (+1 YTD), Ganja-Gazakh economic region - 66 (0), Guba-Khachmaz economic region - 37 (+1), Lankaran economic region - 36 (-2), Sheki-Zagatala economic region - 29 (0), Nagorno-Shirvan economic region - 15 (+1), Nakhchivan economic region - 11 (0), Upper-Karabakh economic area - 4 (0). There are no bank branches in the Kalbadzhar-Lachin economic region.
Its subsidiaries as of January 1, 2013 had 39 of the 43 licensed banks. During the reporting period, the total number of bank branches has decreased by 11 units to 655-ti.
In Baku and regions of Azerbaijan on the banks balance sheet date, there were 158 units (-3 to the beginning of the year). - 15B -
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