OREANDA-NEWS. January 11, 2011. Over 2010 turnover of Azerbaijani large-value payment system (AZIPS) and Azerbaijan’s low-value settlements and clearing system (XOHKS) totaled more than USD 106.3 bn against USD 97.31 bn in 2009 and USD 95.867 bn in 2008.

The Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA) informs that in December 2010 overall number of members of the above-listed domestic payment systems made 103 organizations against 102 organizations for Jun-Sept, 101 ones in May, 100 in April, 99 for Aug-Dec 2009 and Jan-Mar 2010. Member ranks numbered their previous maximum quantity (100 members) in August and September 2008.

The number of member organizations in AZIPS reached 50 against 49 for Jun-Sept, 48 in May, 47 ones for Jan-Aug 2009 and 46 ones in 2008.

This October XOHKS numbered 53 member organizations versus 52 ones in April, 51 in March 2009 – March 2010, 52 in September and 53 in August 2008.

In December 2010 overall turnover of AZIPS and XOHKS totaled 1.026 million payments for AZN 12.086 bn (a new record for entire history of country’s payment system) against previous record of 929,000 ones for AZN 11.434 bn in December 2009.

In 2010 turnover made 10.148 million payments for AZN 84.8 bn.

Over 2009, turnover made AZN 78.13 bn on 6.695 million payments.

In 2008, overall turnover of AZIPS and XOHKS reached 2.398 million payments for AZN 76.79 bn.

Manat exchange rate by early January 2010 was AZN 0.7979 to the US dollar.