10:48 - 29.09.2026

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September 29, Fineko/abc.az. The foreign liabilities of commercial banks in Azerbaijan amounted to 3.59 billion manats at the end of August 2026 (828.2 million manats, or 30% more versus 2.763 billion manats for Jan-Aug 2025), the Central Bank of Azerbaijan informs.

At the end of July, banks' external liabilities totaled 3.232 billion manats. Thus, in August alone, the figure increased by 359.5 million manats, or 11.1%.

The overall external assets of banks at the end of August reached 9.365 billion manats. Compared to July, external assets increased by 320.2 million manats, or 3.5%, but remained virtually unchanged year-on-year. In August 2025, this figure was 9.38 billion manats.

Against this background, banks' net foreign assets decreased to 4.132 billion manats in August. A month earlier, the figure was 4.218 billion manats, and in August 2025 it was 5.442 billion manats. Thus, net external assets lowered by 2% in a month and by 24.1% in annual terms.