The average rate for legal entities fell by 0.75 percentage points to 14.89% while increased by 0.25 percentage points to 21.19%, according to the statistics.
The National Bank of Azerbaijan slashed down the refinancing rate to 2% from 15% at stages however this move has not affected lending by commercial banks yet.
| Average rate | For legal entities | For individuals | |||
| Manat | Foreign currency | Manat | Foreign currency | Manat | Foreign currency |
01.07.08 | 17.76 | 14.11 | 15.55 | 11.52 | 20.94 | 21.05 |
01.01.09 | 17.45 | 14.52 | 14.87 | 12.37 | 21.53 | 21.52 |
01.07.09 | 17.12 | 17.59 | 14.80 | 15.01 | 21.19 | 22.67 |