Azerbaijan import currency basket rises in price up to 0.4841 manat

BAKU: The bi-currency basket, revived by the Central Bank of Azerbaijan, does not describe fully the disposition of currencies of the main consumer good suppliers in the country, but is much higher than the real import currency basket.

According to customs statistics, the main suppliers of consumer goods in the country are Russia, Turkey and the EU (euro zone), but the bi-currency basket does not include Russian and Turkish currencies. The currencies of the EU, Russia and Turkey form the import currency basket.

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It includes three currencies, weighted by their formal share in the supply of consumer goods to Azerbaijan: Russian ruble and Turkish lira by 35%, the euro by another 30%.

The CBA announced the exchange rate of ruble at the level of AZN 0.0206, the exchange rate of lira at the level of AZN 0.3857 and euro at the level of AZN 1.1396. As a result, the import currency basket for today costs AZN 0.4841 against AZN 0.4831 on 24 April, AZN 0.4817 on 23 April, AZN 0.4783 on 14 April and AZN 0.4950 on 6 April (the highest level so far).