On February 1, the population of Azerbaijan held 7 billion 121,300,000 AZN on bank accounts (minus 0.9% YTD).
According to the Central Bank of AR (CBA), this is due to the conversion of deposits in favor of foreign currency - only in January, the total volume of this segment in manat fell to 4 billion 276,300,000 manat (minus 3.3%) or 60% of total deposits. In contrast, household deposits in foreign currency increased by 2.9% - up to 2 billion 845 million manat. i.e., 0.4% of deposits were withdrawn from the bank circulation.
By February 1, the volume of bank deposits of residents was 6 billion 463,600,000 manat (minus 0.2% YTD), non-residents - 657,700,000 manat (minus 8.1%). The aggregate amount of deposits in banks by that date amounted to 15 billion 134,700,000 manat (minus 2.1%). --17D-
Economics
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Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev has signed a decree to strengthen social protection for pensioners by implementing pension indexation, effective from January 1, 2025.
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The Italian government has extended the deadline for applications in the international tender for the sale of several strategic assets until February 14, confirming that a bidder from Azerbaijan remains among the frontrunners.
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An investigation led by Ghalib Toghrul, Chairman of the Board of the Center for Economic Research, has highlighted budgetary expenditures in the Azerbaijani districts of Aghdam, Fuzuli, and Khojavend, focusing on civil service projects linked to the reconstruction of territories liberated from Armenian occupation.
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On February 4, Azerbaijani Economy Minister Mikayil Jabbarov met with a delegation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) led by Anna Bordeaux, head of the IMF mission in Azerbaijan, to discuss economic cooperation, financial sector issues and structural reforms, the ministry said.
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