BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 4. The volume of credit investments in the trade and service sector by banks and non-bank institutions in Azerbaijan reached 4.1 billion manat ($2.4 billion) as of March 1, 2025.
Data obtained by Trend from the Central Bank (CBA) indicates that this represents an increase of 57.7 million manat ($33.9 million) or about 1.4 percent compared to the previous month, and an increase of 574.3 million manat ($337.8 million) or about 16.1 percent compared to the same period last year.
The credit portfolio for the real sector in Azerbaijan amounted to 29.4 billion manat ($17.2 million). This indicates a monthly growth of 77.6 million manat ($45.6 million), or 0.3 percent, and a year-on-year increase of 4.8 billion manat ($2.82 million), or 19.4 percent.