Central Bank of Azerbaijan

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Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Azərbaycan Respublikasının Mərkəzi Bankı

National emblem
Headquarters	Baku
Coordinates	40°22′43″N 49°50′43″E / 40.378661°N 49.845386°E / 40.378661; 49.845386
Established	12 February 1992; 32 years ago (1992-02-12)[1]
Ownership	100% state ownership[2]
Governor	Taleh Kazimov
Central bank of	Azerbaijan
Currency	Azerbaijani manat AZN (ISO 4217)
Reserves	11.8 billion USD (as of 03.06.2024) [3]
Website	www.cbar.az

The Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA, Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Mərkəzi Bankı) is the central bank of Azerbaijan Republic. The headquarters of the bank is located in the capital city Baku.

The National Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan was established by Decree of President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Establishment of the National Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated 11 February 1992.^[4] The National Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan was renamed to “The Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan” upon enactment of the Referendum Act of the Republic of Azerbaijan on “Making additions and amendments to the Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan” dated 18 March 2009.^[5]

The status, goals, functions and authorities, as well as the management and organizational structure of the Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan, relations with public authorities and other persons as the central bank of the state, are determined by the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan “On the Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan” dated 10 December 2004. The Central Bank’s exceptional function of issue of the national currency of the country is specified in the Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The Central Bank is also guided by other legislative acts of the Republic of Azerbaijan and international treaties seconded by the Republic of Azerbaijan.^[6]