BAKU, Azerbaijan, Sept.15
By Zeyni Jafarov - Trend:
The Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA) held a foreign exchange auction with the participation of the State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan (SOFAZ), and sold $54.4 million to Azerbaijani banks, down 1.4 million compared to the previous auction, Trend reports citing CBA.
According to CBA, demand from the banks at the auction was fully provided.
Following SOFAZ’s data, from January through August 2020 the fund sold $5.3 billion worth of foreign currency.
As reported, SOFAZ plans to put up foreign currency worth $6.8 billion for sale this year.
The CBA began to hold foreign exchange auctions through the unilateral sale of foreign currency in competitive conditions since mid-January 2017.
In March 2020, it was decided to hold extraordinary foreign exchange auctions in connection with the increased demand of the population for foreign currency amid the failed OPEC+ deal, which entailed a sharp decline in oil prices.
(1 USD = 1.7 AZN on Sept.15)
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