Banks’ demand at currency auction drops by 25.3%

12:46 - 22.10.2024


October 22, Fineko/abc.az. The Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA), with the participation of the State Oil Fund, held a currency auction.

As ABC reports.AZ with reference to the CBA, on October 22, at the currency auction, the demand of banks amounted to $49.2 million and was fully secured.

According to the CBA, this is $16.7 million (25.34%) less than at the last auction. At a foreign exchange auction on October 17, the CBA sold $65.9 million to banks.

Following the currency auction, the weighted average exchange rate was 1.7000 AZN/USD.