Manat continues to strengthen against the dollar (UPDATED)
On Monday, April 4 Azerbaijani Central Bank set the rate of manat to the US dollar on the level of AZN 1.5094 / $1. This is by one gapik higher than today, on 1 April (1.5238). The growth of the manat to the US dollar continues for the second week. Against this backdrop, banks have sharply reduced purchases of dollars at the auctions.-02D-
2016 April 01 (Friday) 13:46:03
The first foreign currency trading in April took place. The State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan (SOFAZ) through an auction organized by the Central Bank sold $ 1 million.
According to SOFAZ, one bank bought $ 1 million, while $ 100 million was offered for the acquisition.
The sale of foreign currency by the Fund is carried out in the framework of state budget transfers, provided for the year in the amount of 7.615 billion manats. --17D-
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