The central bank said the volume of refinancing stood at AZN 229 million as at January 1, up 2.4 times on a year ago.
* year-end data
Refinancing transactions are carried out as part of the regulation of liquidity in banking system.
The national bank widely uses repo transactions as an instrument to regulate liquidity.
Repo is a one-day transaction while refinancing is medium-term one.
The increase in refinancing shows a decrease in liquidity of banks.
However, AZN 229 million is not so great amount.