BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 8. The total volume of loans issued by credit institutions in Azerbaijan reached 30.4 billion manat ($17.8 billion) as of September 1, 2025.
Data obtained by Trend from the Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA) indicates that 26.4 billion manat ($15.5 billion) of this amount were loans issued in the national currency, while 4.1 billion manat ($2.4 billion) were provided in foreign currencies.
The CBA reported that overdue loans accounted for 530.9 million manat ($312.2 million) in total, with 434.3 million manat ($255.4 million) in national currency loans and 96.6 million manat ($56.8 million) in foreign currency loans.
Meanwhile, the volume of loans issued in manats increased by 2.8 billion manat ($1.6 billion) compared to the same period last year, while foreign currency loans declined by 533.6 million manat ($313.8 million).
Additionally, short-term loans in national currency during the reporting period amounted to 4.2 billion manat ($2.4 billion), while long-term loans totaled 22.1 billion manat ($13 billion). In contrast, foreign currency short-term loans stood at 706.2 million manat ($415.4 million), with long-term loans reaching 3.4 billion manat ($2 billion).
