OREANDA-NEWS. May 04, 2010. Their overall drop for 2009 totaled 12.56% versus growth of 40.55% for 2008.

The Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA) informs that by 1st April 2010 NIR totaled AZN 4.003 bn versus AZN 3.547 bn by 1st March, AZN 3.668 bn by 1st February and AZN 3.529 bn by 1st January 2010.

By early 2009 CBA’s NIR made up AZN 4.036 bn. At the same time, CBA’s NIR totaled over reported period AZN 4.7 bn against AZN  4.356 bn, AZN 4.4 bn and AZN 4.257 bn respectively, while commercial banks’ NIR - (-AZN 620 million against AZN 728.8 million, -AZN 700.4 million, and -AZN 658.6 million).

Highest level of NIR sector was registered by 1st May 2008 (AZN 4.315 bn), when CBA’s NIR reached AZN 4.56 bn and commercial banks’ NIR (-AZN 18 million).

As of 1st April 2010 CBA had AZN 4.749 bn of overall international reserves with liabilities for AZN 46.8 million versus AZN 4.4 bn and AZN 47.1 million by March, AZN 4.489 bn and AZN 49.3 million by February, and AZN 4.307 bn and AZN 50.3 million by January 2010.

By 1st April 2010 commercial banks’ overall international reserves totaled.

AZN 1.6 bn with liabilities for AZN 2.2 bn against AZN 1.338 bn and AZN 2.066 bn by March, AZN 1.276 bn and AZN 1.976 bn by February, and AZN 1.27 bn and AZN 1.9 bn respectively by January 2010.

CBA’s international assets reached their top level by the end of 2008 (AZN 5.18 bn) and commercial banks by 1st November 2008 (AZN 1.54 bn).

By 1st April 2010 banking sector’s net domestic assets (NDA) totaled AZN 4.67 bn versus AZN 4.58 bn by March, AZN 4.475 by February and AZN 4.9 bn by January 2010.

By 1st April 2010 CBA’s NDA totaled AZN 214.6 million versus AZN 321.3 million, AZN 154.2 million and 650.6 million respectively, while commercial banks’ NDA – AZN 5.29 bn against AZN 5.1 bn, AZN 5.19 bn and AZN 5.28 bn.

As of 1st April 2010, exchange rate was AZN 0.8034 to the US dollar.