The State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan (SOFAZ) sold $50 million to 30 banks through an auction held by the Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA) Sept. 6, SOFAZ said in a message, Trend reports.
SOFAZ will continue to sell foreign currency through auctions in 2016. The foreign currency is sold as part of SOFAZ’s transfers to the Azerbaijani state budget, which are envisaged to stand at 7.615 billion Azerbaijani manats in 2016.