18 June 2026

Azerbaijan Central Bank and Sudan Central Bank sign Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation

The Central Banks of Azerbaijan and Sudan signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen the legal and institutional foundations of cooperation, expand their mutual relations, and promote the exchange of advanced knowledge and experience in central banking between the organisations. The Memorandum will facilitate deeper cooperation in the areas of monetary policy, the financial sector, payment systems, financial technologies, banking supervision, and the prevention of the legalization of criminally acquired property and the financing of terrorism.

5 June 2026

Second meeting of Turkic Central Bank Council concludes in Baku

The Central Bank of Azerbaijan hosted the second meeting of the Council of Central (National) Banks of the member states of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS). The Council convened later at the Central Bank’s new HQs, with participation from OTS Secretary General Kubanychbek Omuraliev, a delegation from the National Bank of Kazakhstan, senior officials from the central banks of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Türkiye, and Uzbekistan, as well as governors from Hungary and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus as observers.

5 June 2026

Central Banks of Azerbaijan and Hungary sign Cooperation Memorandum

The Central Bank of Azerbaijan and the Central Bank of Hungary signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation (MoU) on the sidelines of the Second Meeting of the Council of Central (National) Banks of the Member States of the Organization of Turkic States, held in Baku. The Mou establishes a framework for closer cooperation and knowledge-sharing in central banking. It is intended to support the exchange of expertise, best practices and technical experience between the two central banks.

AZN exchange rate

From 13.07.2026

1 USD

1.7000

1 EUR

1.9387

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2.2134

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0.0362

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Interest rates

From 05.02.2026

Corridor floor

5.5%

Corridor ceiling

7.5%

Refinancing rate

6.5%

Inflation

Annual inflation 5.6% - May 2026

Target4 (±2) %

Money market

on 10.07.2026

AZIR (Azerbaijan Interbank Rate)i

6.3500%

30-day compounded AZIR

6.4364%

90-day compounded AZIR

6.4829%

180-day compounded AZIR

6.5888%

AZIR Compounded Index

112.521957

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13.07.2026

Central Bank organizes another awareness session for media representatives

13 July 2026, Baku: The Ceentral Bank continues its awareness initiatives for media representatives aimed at increasing the knowledge and awareness of media representatives on current topics on the agenda of central banking and the financial sector. The next event held in this context was a training titled “Cybersecurity Challenges in the Financial Sector”, which was organized on the eve of National Press Day. During the training, a Central Bank representative provided detailed information on common fraud schemes in the financial sector, current cyber fraud trends, and prevention methods. Using real examples, they highlighted the risks observed in ba...