Although Azerbaijan is one of the few nations less affected by the global finance crisis, trends in commodity markets and anti-crisis and preventive measures taken by the United States and the eurozone had some influence.
On the world markets, the dollar has appreciated 4.6 percent versus the euro this month, trimming its 2009 decline to 2.6 percent. The greenback has fallen 30 percent against the euro in the past 10 years, according to Bloomberg.