BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 11. Azerbaijan will
improve the depth of its capital market by the introduction
of latest monetary devices and digital options in step with the
Monetary Sector Growth Technique of the Central Financial institution of
Azerbaijan (CBA) for the interval masking 2024-2026, the CBA advised
Pattern.
The financial institution has positively assessed the current developments and
dynamics noticed in Azerbaijan’s securities market. This
development has produced noteworthy outcomes, particularly concerning
the enhancement of market depth, the diversification of economic
devices, and the expansion of the investor base..
“When evaluating the present state of the market, it’s
acceptable to confer with the precise buying and selling indicators of the Baku
Inventory Change (BSE).
Primarily based on the symptoms for 2025, the amount of the first
marketplace for company securities amounted to roughly 801
million manat ($471.1 million), whereas the secondary market quantity
reached 283 million manat ($166.4 million). These figures
exhibit a big improve in transparency, liquidity, and
investor exercise within the capital markets in recent times. Though
company bonds stay the primary driving phase of the market, the
rising variety of transactions in shares signifies that the market
is step by step deepening,” the CBA acknowledged.
The Financial institution emphasised that measures aimed toward introducing new
monetary devices and selling institutional market
growth are mirrored in its Monetary Sector Growth
Technique.
“Within the technique, strengthening capital markets has been
recognized as one of many key priorities. Inside this framework, the
formation of sustainable infrastructure, growth of market entry
alternatives, enhancement of investor confidence, enrichment of
the vary of funding devices, and enchancment of regulatory
and supervisory mechanisms are envisaged. In keeping with the
technique, tasks associated to the implementation of different
monetary devices resembling securitization, spinoff and repo
devices, sukuk, enterprise capital, and crowdfunding are ongoing,”
the assertion stated.
It was additionally recalled that in October 2025, the European Financial institution for
Reconstruction and Growth (EBRD) carried out the first-ever
issuance of a floating-rate bond within the native market and nationwide
forex, which may be considered an essential indicator that
Azerbaijan’s capital market infrastructure meets worldwide
requirements.
“This floating-rate instrument, based mostly on the AZIR (Azerbaijan
Interbank Fee) benchmark, has created new alternatives for
managing rate of interest dangers and growing instrument range in
the market,” the CBA famous.
The Central Financial institution has laid out its key priorities for the
rapid future. The assertion emphasizes that enhancing the
involvement of each institutional and particular person traders,
boosting monetary literacy efforts, and advancing digital
options together with digital buying and selling alternatives will proceed
to be key priorities.
“Automation of processes and discount of transaction prices will
not solely develop traders’ entry to the market but additionally create
circumstances for growing the depth and sustainability of the
capital market. The measures carried out on this course are
thought of by the Central Financial institution as a part of a long-term and
systematic growth technique,” the assertion emphasised.
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