Baku: Azerbaijan’s strategic currency reserves have increased by USD 6.7 billion, reaching a total of USD 77.7 billion, said Samir Nasirov, Director of the Statistics Department of the Central Bank of Azerbaijan, during a briefing.

According to Azeri-Press News Agency, Nasirov noted that during the reporting period, the average price of oil was USD 70.7 per barrel. He also highlighted that the selling price of gas was USD 301 per thousand cubic meters.