BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 13. Azerbaijan's National Depository Center (NDC) released statistics on investor payments for securities during the first half of 2025.
The data obtained by Trend from the NDC shows that 2.2 billion manat ($1.3 billion) was paid out on manat-denominated securities in the reporting period.
Of this amount, 73.3 percent (1.6 billion manat, or about $950 million) was paid on government bonds, including 261.41 million manat ($155 million) in coupon payments.
Payments on Central Bank notes accounted for 12.1 percent (270.2 million manat, or $160 million); corporate bonds made up 5.6 percent (124.42 million manat, or $74 million), including 14.42 million manat ($8.6 million) in coupon payments; and nine percent (200 million manat, or $118 million) was paid on shares as dividends.
In addition, payments on foreign currency-denominated securities totaled $49.34 million in the same period.
Of these, 41.1 percent ($20.3 million) was for government bonds (including $0.3 million in coupon payments), and 58.9 percent ($29.04 million) was for corporate bonds, with $19.04 million paid in coupon payments.
Founded in 1997, the National Depository Center operates at the core of the Azerbaijani stock market infrastructure, facilitating securities storage, property rights registration, and post-trading settlements. This organization stands as a premier financial institution within our nation. Its offerings encompass clearing operations, registrar functionalities, electronic services, and more.
