BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 6. Banks and non-bank financial institutions in Azerbaijan have extended a total of 1.81 billion manat ($1 billion) in loans to the construction and building sector as of September 1, 2025.
Data obtained by Trend from the Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA)
indicates that this figure denotes a month-over-month escalation of
27.3 million manat ($16 million), equating to a 1.5 percent uptick;
however, in juxtaposition with the corresponding timeframe from the
previous year, it reflects a marginal decrement of 7.1 million
manat ($4.1 million), or 0.4 percent.
In aggregate, the credit portfolio designated for Azerbaijan’s real
sector attained a total of 30.9 billion manat (equivalent to $18.1
billion) throughout the reporting timeframe. This signifies a
monthly escalation of 208.2 million manat ($122.4 million),
equating to a 0.7 percent uptick, alongside an annual augmentation
of 2.9 billion manat ($1.7 billion), reflecting a 10.2 percent
surge, relative to the corresponding timeframe in 2024.
