BAKU: The Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA) has held the next currency auction today, Trend reports.

According to CBA, the auction’s demand was $72.4 million, an 8.24 percent or $6.5 million decrease from the previous auction, and was fully met.

Meanwhile, interest for the preceding currency auction reached $78.9 million.

The weighted average exchange rate at the end of the auction was 1.7 AZN to 1 USD.

To date, $2.099 billion has been purchased at currency auctions since the start of the year. The highest currency demand was reported at the auction held on February 13, 2024, at $151.1 million. In January 2024, $417.1 million was spent at currency auctions, followed by $870.6 million in February and $498.3 million in March.

To note, a total of $3.836 billion was purchased at currency auctions in 2023.

The CBA began conducting currency auctions through the unilateral sale of currency in competitive conditions in mid-January 2017.

Source: Trend News Agency