FINANCIAL SYSTEM OF AZERBAIJAN
June, 2011
Contents
Macroeconomic outlook of Azerbaijan Structure of Financial system Public Finance Financial corporations Achievements of Azerbaijan economy
Economic growth in recent years
GDP per capita
Consumer Price Index
Strategic Foreign Exchange Reserves and External Public Debt
Foreign Trade
Trade Turnover 27.9 bln.USD
Export 21.3 bln.USD
Import 6.6 bln.USD
Foreign Trade
Structure of Financial system in Azerbaijan
Public Finance
Consolidated Budget
Consolidated Budget revenues and expenditures
State Budget revenues and expenditures
The dynamics of State Budget revenues by sources (mln.USD)
Taxation
State Budget Expenditure Breakdown
General information on financial corporations (end of period)
20052006
2007 2008 2009 2010
Number of Financial organizations having a license for banking
129 138 142 140 142 147
Number of banks, of which:
44 44 46 46 46 45
State Banks 2 2 2 1 1 1
Private Banks 42 42 44 45 45 44
Non-bank credit organizations
85 94 96 94 96 101
Other financial corporations
0 0 0 0 0 1
Interest Rate of Central Bank
Azerbaijan Deposit Insurance Fund
The purpose of establishing the Deposit Insurance Scheme: Prevention the risk of losing money deposited by individuals and to ensure the sustainability and development of the financial and banking system whenever banks and local branch offices of foreign banks become insolvent.
Deposits allocated more than 12% in the member banks are not protected by the Fund from June 1, 2010 and no compensation are paid for them. It would be mentioned that, the maximum limit of the compensation payments is 30 (thirty) thousand manats (37.5 thousand US dollars) now.
Depositors shouldn't pay for the insurance of their deposits. The insurance premiums are paid only by banks.
Achievements of Azerbaijan economy
Over the last 10 years:
GDP 4 times Non-oil GDP 2.8 times Budget revenues 16 times Budget expenditures 15.4 times Foreign trade turnover 9.6 times Poverty level 5.4 times
•Despite the world financial-economic crisis Azeri GDP has grown by 9.3% in 2009 and by 5% in 2010 ;
•Currently Azerbaijan economy possesses more than 70% of overall economy of Southern Caucasus Countries ;
•Azerbaijan have been turned to be reliable partner of the European Union in terms of energy security;
•“Single Window System” has been applied to Tax and Customs fields.
Rankings by International organizations
According to the “Global Competitiveness Report” for the period 2010-2011: •1th place among the CIS countries, •macroeconomic stability lower index: 13th place among 139 countries.
According to the «Doing Business 2009» Report: •the most reformist country in terms of the improvement of business activities
According to the Human Development Report of UNDP:•According to the average yearly growth of Human Development Index, Azerbaijan is in the 1th place among the CIS countries in 2000-2010, and has moved from “middle” human development index group to “high” human development index group.
Rankings of Azerbaijan by reputable international rating agencies (2010)
“Moody’s Investor Services” Ba1 positive outlook
“Fitch Ratings” BBB- positive outlook (investment ranking)
“Standard & Poors” BB+ positive outlook
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