“The increased demand was observed for both cash and non-cash currency,” Rustamov said. "The balance was restored in the subsequent months. The State Oil Fund of the Azerbaijan Republic (SOFAZ) saved $140 million."
Rustamov stressed that there is no deficit in the foreign exchange market, but on the contrary, there is a surplus.
"We are interested in selling the currency put up for auction," he added.
The CBA board has made a decision to leave the interest rate at 6.25 percent since April 30. At the same time, the upper limit of the interest rate corridor was left at the level of 6.75 percent while the lower limit - 5.75 percent.
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