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Demand for CBA's notes exceeds supply by more than twofold

26 October 2017 [11:05] - TODAY.AZ

By Trend:

The Baku Stock Exchange (BSE) today held an auction on placement of short-term notes of Azerbaijan’s Central Bank (CBA) in the amount of 200 million manats with a maturity of 28 days, BSE said.

The demand during the auction exceeded supply by more than two times – banks submitted applications for 540.47 million manats. The entire amount put up for auction was sold.

The applications were submitted at the price of 99.2278 manats (with a yield of 10.01 percent).

The deadline for the payment on notes is Nov. 22, 2017.

Short-term notes are a tool of monetary policy to regulate money supply in circulation. Only banks can obtain notes.

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