Azerbaijan, Baku / Trend / The volume of communal and other retail payments transferred by the Azerbaijani population through Azerdemiryolbank OJSC in January to August 2007 made up AZN 10.05mln, which is 6.2 times more than in the same period of 2006, the bank reported.
A rise in the payment operations of the population occurred with all types of services.
Payments for electricity increased to AZN 1.2mln, gas to AZN 161,000, and water to AZN 93,200.
Payments for Azercell, Bakcell, and Azerfon mobile network operators' services increased to AZN 1.4mln. Payments to the public budget were up AZN 475,500, and other payments increased by almost forty-two times.