ING predicts a change in discount rate in Azerbaijan from mid-2026

11:58 - 22.01.2025


January 22, Fineko/abc.az. ING Group, a Dutch company, predicts that the Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA) will begin tightening monetary policy in the 3rd quarter of 2026, ABC.AZ reports, referring to ING Group.

According to the group's forecasts, the CBA will keep the discount rate at 7.25% until the end of 2025.

According to IDC forecasts, the discount rate will be increased to 7.5% in the 3rd quarter of 2026 and to 7.75% in the 4th quarter.

Today, for the sixth time in a row, the CBA board decided to keep the discount rate at 7.25%. The next decision of the Central Bank on the discount rate will be published on March 12.