11:14 - 4.02.2026

---

February 4, Fineko/abc.az. The Board of the Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA) has decided to reduce the discount rate by 0.25 percentage points to 6.5%.

ABC.AZ informs with reference to the CBA that the limits of the interest rate corridor were adjusted as part of this decision.

The lower limit has been lowered from 5.75% to 5.5% and the upper limit from 7.75% to 7.5%.

The CBA stated that several key factors were taken into account when determining the parameters of the interest rate corridor. First of all, the compliance of actual and projected inflation with the target range (4±2%) was assessed.

In addition, global economic activity, the current situation in international financial markets, the main trends under domestic macroeconomic conditions, as well as the impact of monetary policy decisions on financial markets and the real economy were taken into account.

The adopted decision comes into force on February 5.

The next decision on the parameters of the interest rate range will be made after conducting a macroeconomic analysis and assessing the inflation forecast.

At the same time, the CBA emphasizes that it will continue to use all available tools to ensure price stability.

Information on the next decision on the parameters of the interest rate corridor will be made public on April 2, 2026.