Baku Stock Exchange turnover falls nearly 35%

In January–August 2026, the total value of transactions across all financial instruments at the Baku Stock Exchange (BSE) amounted to just over 28.429 billion manats (more than $16.7 billion).

According to Report, citing BSE data, this represents a 34.8% decrease compared to the same period last year.

Meanwhile, the number of transactions increased 2.3 times, reaching 45,252.

Repo operations accounted for 85.7% of turnover, or just over 24.352 billion manats, which is also down 34.8% year‑on‑year.

During the reporting period, deals with government securities fell 37.5% to more than 2.945 billion manats, while transactions in the corporate securities market decreased 27% to over 1.131 billion manats.

According to current exchange rates, 1 US dollar equals 1.70 Azerbaijani manats.