
Powers of Three Members of Central Bank`s Board Extended for Five Years Again
The Parliament of Azerbaijan has extended for another 5 years the powers of 3 members of the Board of the Central Bank - Alim Guliyev, Vadim Khubanov and Aftandil Babayev.
At present, A. Guliyev is the First Deputy Chairman of the CBA Board, and V. Khubanov and A. Babayev are Deputy Chairmen of the CBA Board.
It should be noted that Elman Rustamov has been Chairman of the Board of the Central Bank since 1995. ----71D
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