10 September 2026

Central Bank Governor met with a World Bank delegation

Central Bank Governor Taleh Kazimov met with a World Bank (WB) delegation led by Rolande Pryce, the bank’s regional director for the South Caucasus. The meeting focused on cooperation between Azerbaijan and the WB, progress in implementing measures outlined under the Country Partnership Framework, ongoing investment projects and prospects for future cooperation.

15 July 2026

Central Bank of Azerbaijan and National Bank of Slovakia discussed cooperation

Governor of the Central Bank of Azerbaijan Taleh Kazimov met with a delegation led by Peter Kažimír, Governor of the National Bank of Slovakia, who is visiting Azerbaijan. During the meeting, the significant potential for cooperation in regulating capital markets and the insurance sector, modernizing supervisory frameworks, ensuring financial stability, increasing financial literacy, combating digital fraud, and improving consumer rights protection mechanisms was emphasized.

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.

AZN exchange rate

From 16.09.2026

1 USD

1.7000

1 EUR

1.9627

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100 RUB

2.0178

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1 TRY

0.0349

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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 5.7% - August 2026

Target4 (±2) %

Money market

on 15.09.2026

AZIR (Azerbaijan Interbank Rate)i

5.8606%

30-day compounded AZIR

6.2057%

90-day compounded AZIR

6.3650%

180-day compounded AZIR

6.4790%

AZIR Compounded Index

113.804601

📄 Methodology for AZIR 📄 Compounded Term Indices

14.09.2026

Central Bank of Azerbaijan becomes a member of the UNDP Sustainable Insurance Forum

14 September 2026, Baku: The Central Bank of Azerbaijan has become a member of the United Nations Development Programme’s Sustainable Insurance Forum (SIF). As the member of the SIF, the Central Bank of Azerbaijan will have an opportunity to expand cooperation with insurance supervisors and regulators from different countries of the world, participate in international experience and knowledge sharing, as well as be represented in the working groups and discussions of the Forum. Additionally, the Central Bank will be able to contribute to international initiatives related to strengthening the sustainability and resilience to climate risks in the insurance sector, as w...