Today the State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan (SOFAZ) by the fourth in July auction organized by the Central Bank of Azerbaijan, sold another $ 50 million, this time to 28 financial institutions (of the 37 operating banks in Azerbaijan).
According to SOFAZ, since April it has exposed not $ 100 million, as before, but half the amount. In the last auction the CBA was not directly involved as a buyer. In general, in July, SOFAZ has sold about $ 250 million.
According to the Fund management, the sale of foreign currency will continue during 2016. Implementation of foreign currency sale by the Fund is carried out in the framework of state budget transfers allocated for this year as 7 billion 615 million AZN. By January 1, SOFAZ assets amounted to $ 33.57 billion (minus 9.5% to early 2015). --17D-
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On 21 December, Russian Transport Minister Roman Starovoit met with Azerbaijani Minister of Digital Development and Transport Rashad Nabiyev at the Russian Ministry of Transport.
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Hundreds of trucks are stuck in the Kazakh port of Kuryk, facing delays for several days while waiting for ferry transport to Azerbaijan, the Azakhstan portal reports lada.kz. The backlog is due to a combination of reduced ferry availability, adverse weather conditions, and an influx of cargo rerouted because of expanded sanctions on Russia.
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Members of the Association of Independent Industrialists and Businessmen (MÜSIAD) have invested 61.3 million manats in Azerbaijan's economy over the past three years, Rashad Jabirli, chairman of "MÜSIAD Azerbaijan," revealed during a media briefing.
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