OREANDA-NEWS. January 30, 2013. The Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA) has placed the 4th issue of short-term notes for 2013 with series 50100438S at the Baku Stock Exchange (BSE). The yield of notes keeps on declining for the fourth auction in a row. Now, it dropped 39% to 29.2% of CBA accounting rate which makes 5% per annum since 10 December 2012. A rupture between the note yield rates decreased from 0.19% to 0%.

The BSE informs that on 30 January the four investors submitted the orders for AZN 20 million on par value or 66.6% of announced volume (AZN 30 million) and 200.009% of really set out issue of notes for the auction volume of the issue (AZN 10 million).

The orders were submitted on the price of 99.8866% (claim for annual profitability of 1.46%) up to 99.8641% (1.75%). Under CBA’s decision, cut-off price made up 99.8866% (1.46%) and weighted average price conformed to it. As a result, the issue was placed for AZN 10 million or by 33.3% of the announced volume. With 28-day circulation term, the maturity date of the issue is 27 February 2013.

Compared to the previous successful auction, yield on cut-off price dropped by 0.49% from 1.95% to 1.46% and on weighted average price grew by 0.03% from 1.76% to 1.46%.

In 2013, the decrease of yield on cut-off price is still 1.22% and on weighted average price 0.41%. In 2005-13 overall decline in yield on cut-off price is still 2.29% and on weighted average price 3.73%.

The CBA registered an issue of notes of AZN 2.5 bn for 2013. It has been announced of placement of four issues of notes for AZN 120 million, set notes for AZN 40 million for auctions and raised AZN 40 million on par value or 1.6% of the issue announced for 2013.

In 2012, the CBA registered an issue of notes of AZN 2.5 bn, announced auctions for AZN 1.8 bn, set out notes for AZN 923 million and raised AZN 850.808 million on par value or 34.03% of the issue announced for 2012.

In 2012, the 34th (AZN 40 million of the announced and AZN 20 million of the volume set for sale), the 36th (AZN 35 million and AZN 10 million respectively), and the 38th (AZN 35 million and AZN 10 million) issues remained unplaced.

In 2011, the CBA registered an issue of notes of AZN 2 bn, but announced of placement of 51 issues of notes for AZN 1.242 bn, really set notes for AZN 787 million for auctions and raised AZN 643.46 million on par value or 32.17% of the issue announced for 2011.

In 2010, the CBA registered the issue of notes for AZN 300 million at face value, but announced about placement of 51 issues for AZN 311 million, really put up for sale the notes for AZN 265 million and raised AZN 242.79 million or 78.07% of the announced volume.

In 2009, the CBA registered issue of notes in the amount of AZN 5 bn, announced on placement of 51 issues for AZN 579 million (11.58% of planned issue), put really up for sale notes for AZN 363 million at face value (7.26 % of the year target) and raised AZN 286.2 million at face value.

In 2008, the CBA planned issue of its notes for AZN 5 bn through sale of 52 issues for AZN 2.49 bn (49.81% of the planned issue). Of them CBA put up for sale the notes for AZN 1.845 bn at face value (36.91% of the 2008 target) and raised AZN 1.616 bn at face value.

In 2007, the CBA planned issue of its notes for AZN 3 bn and raised AZN 1.845 bn through sale of 61 issues.