Increasing oil price strengthens manat - EBRD

  10 May 2017    Read: 1786
Increasing oil price strengthens manat - EBRD
In the first quarter of 2017, Azerbaijan’s national currency strengthened due to increase of oil price to $50-55 a barrel, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development said in its Regional Economic Prospects report.
According to the report, the annual inflation increased to 13.2%.

Bank says the lending will remain at lower level due to tight monetary policy, difficulties on manat liquidity, consolidation process in banking sector: “At the same time, Azerbaijan’s currency reserves are at high level ($37.1 billion as at the end of 2016)”.

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