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Azerbaijan Central Bank's currency auction demand grows

Economy Materials 22 February 2024 13:09 (UTC +04:00)
Azerbaijan Central Bank's currency auction demand grows
Kamran Gasimov
Kamran Gasimov
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BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 22. The Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA) held another currency auction, Trend reports via Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA)

As CBA data read, the auction's demand totaled $108.1 million (up 5.36 percent or $5.5 million from the previous auction) and was entirely satisfied.

Meanwhile, at the previous currency auction, demand totaled $102.6 million.

The weighted average exchange rate at the end of the auction was 1.7 AZN/1 USD.

Since the start of the year, $1.1 billion has been bought at currency auctions. The highest currency demand was reported at the auction conducted on February 13, 2024, at $151.1 million. Some $417.1 million was purchased at currency auctions in January 2024.

To note, $3.8 billion was purchased at currency auctions in 2023.

The CBA started conducting currency auctions by unilateral sale of foreign currency under competitive conditions in mid-January 2017.

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