The Azerbaijani Central Bank established rate of the manat to the US dollar at the rate 22/1.5074, CBA reports. A day earlier the rate was at the level 1.51.
The rate of manat continues to strengthen against the background of the oil price increase (Brent), which today has grown by $3 from $43 to $46 dollars per barrel.--02D-
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2016 April 21 (Thursday) 13:45:51
Today the State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan (SOFAZ) through an auction organized by the Central Bank of Azerbaijan sold $ 2.9 million.
According to SOFAZ, it had earlier exhibited $ 100 million for sale, but in the last four trading session it exhibited half the amount.
Eight banks took part in the last two auctions, though earlier the number of buyers was 20 or more credit and financial institutions. In general, for two and a half weeks, SOFAZ sold more than $ 223 million.
According to the Fund management, the sale of foreign currency will continue during 2016.
Implementation of foreign currency sale is carried out by thwe Fund in the framework of the state budget transfers, for which $ 7 billion 615 million AZN has been allocated this year. 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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While the global economy faces persistent challenges, trade between China and Azerbaijan has defied downward trends, demonstrating significant growth. According to official statistics from Azerbaijan, bilateral trade in 2023 reached 3.1 billion US dollars. In just the first ten months of 2024, trade volume increased by 17.1% year-on-year, reaching 3.02 billion US dollars, putting the annual trade figure on track to hit a record high.
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