FEDERATION OF EURO-ASIAN STOCK EXCHANGES
ANNUAL REPORT APRIL 2009
BAKU INTERBANK CURRENCY EXCHANGE
Farkhad Amirbekov
General Manager
The dynamic growth of the Azerbaijan economy
increases in the credit ratings and the subsequent
arrival of large investors promote the further
development of the financial infrastructure of the
country. Today the BBVB takes a central role in
the infrastructure of the Azerbaijan capital market,
integrating on a uniform technological platform
trading and settlement systems. I am sure that
the dynamic growth of the Azerbaijan economy
and development of the exchange infrastructure
will promote further growth and the appeal of the
financial market of the country.
In the near future BBVB plans to introduce new
technological ideas, new financial tools and
services for clients. We will continue to work on
perfection of a technological infrastructure for the
HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT
Central Bank of Azerbaijan and the four biggest
state banks of Azerbaijan Republic founded
the Baku Interbank Currency Exchange (Baki
Banklarasi Valyuta Birjasi- BBVB) on 26 July 1993
and this year it marks a decade from the moment
of the beginning of activity in the financial market.
Starting from the beginning of activity one of the
central financial institutions of the country, BBVB is
today for the business public of Azerbaijan an
original symbol of economic reforms. Using
advanced information technologies and being
based on successful experience in the creation of
the universal trading platforms, BBVB by volumes
of trades and number of financial tools became
the largest exchange institute in the Caucasian
region.
The purposes of the BBVB are as follows:
• to set up regular exchange trading to carry out
currency operations;
• to determine the market exchange rate of the
Azerbaijan currency (manat) to foreign currencies;
• to create a mechanism for inter-state
settlements;
• to maintain management and information
services for currency operations;
• to settle transactions made at the BBVB both in
national and foreign currencies;
• to organize and carry out exchange trading and
auctions with interbank credits;
• to conduct exchange trading with futures.
MAJOR HISTORICAL DATES
18 October 1991 Declaration of Independence of
the Azerbaijan Republic
15 August 1992 Putting in circulation national
currency - Manat
21 June 1993 Establishment of the BBVB
26 August 1994 Beginning of regular exchange
trading in the currency market
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The dynamic growth of the Azerbaijan
economy increases in the credit ratings and
the subsequent arrival of large investors
promote the further development of the
financial infrastructure of the country.
exchange and a control system of risks. The main
objective of exchange innovations is not only the
service of currency transactions of banks but, for
us it is very important, that the exchange market
began to play more significant role in the banking
system. Therefore I especially would like to
allocate such projects, as the start of the market
for currency swaps. The main objective of
development of the exchange currency market
consists in the increase of its appeal in the
expansion of a number of the interconnected
tools. We make plans, proceeding from necessity
to correspond to the world standards both on
technologies and on a spectrum of offered tools
and services. For this purpose all of our
perspective projects are subjected to these same
standards.
It is obvious, that creation of a uniform exchange
centre in the region will provide not only close
integration of Azerbaijan into the world market,
but also will give the stability to the country’s
financial system. And here the importance of the
exchange market as infrastructural element of a
financial system consists in performance of a
variety of unique functions, of which realization by
other institutes either is impossible, or is
inconvenient. I sincerely hope that realization of
these plans will allow us to strengthen our
positions, rendering best practices level service to
our trade participants. This will lead the BBVB to
become a basis for the creation of a world class
regional financial centre.
31 March 1995 First credit auction of the National
Bank at the BBVB 9 July 2002 Start of Bourse E – System of Trades
(BEST)
20 September 1996 First T-bill auction 24 November 2003 Signing in Almaty agreement
on mutual cooperation of BBVB with KASE
(Kazakhstan Stock Exchange)
22 January 1997 First exchange trading in the
BBVB Stock Department
5 May 1997 The beginning of preparation of the
first rating estimations of banks
1 July 1997 Creation of the first exchange site
30 August 1997 Beginning of trading in the
Organized Interbank Currency Market (OICM)
25 September 1997 First trading in the OICM by
means of universal trading e-network of the BBVB
17 December 1997 Corresponding emerging
market membership status in WFE
6 March 1998 Signing in Baku Protocol on
cooperation of BBVB with Istanbul Stock Exchange
2 October 1998 Full member of FEAS (Istanbul)
24 February 1999 Membership in the Azerbaijan
Commercial Chamber (Baku)
14 December 1999 Membership in the Azerbaijan
Commercial Banks Association (Baku)
20 April 2000 Co-founder and membership in the
International Association of CIS Exchanges
(Moscow)
3 July 2001 Signing in Moscow Arrangement on
strategic cooperation of BBVB with MICEX
(Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange)
27 March 2002 Start of e – system of trades on
Interbank credits – the Organized Interbank Credit
Market
8 July 2002 Creation of the commission on
trading limits
16 June 2004 Signing in Baku agreement on
mutual cooperation of BBVB with BSE (Bulgarian
Stock Exchange)
31 August 2004 Registration of index AzeriREI
developed by experts BBVB
16 June 2005 Start of the tool - currency swap in
Bourse E – system of trade (BEST)
1 January 2006 Technical transition of BEST
system for using denominated manat
14 August 2007 Signing in Baku agreement on
mutual cooperation of BBVB with TICEX (Tbilisi
Interbank Currency Exchange)
28 February 2008 Signing in Moldova agreement
on mutual cooperation of BBVB with MOLDSE
(Moldova Stock Exchange)
FUTURE OUTLOOK
• Development of settlement and clearing
services, in particularly software for management
of bank trading limits on money and the currency
markets;
• Improvement of the risk management system in
the realization of clearing operations;
• Further development of the professional skills of
the Exchange’s personnel;
• Development of modern corporate governance
principles;
• Introduction of the International system in the
field of GAAP (General Accepted Accounting
Principles);
• Development of Internet technologies and
e–commerce;
• Intensification of activity in the organized
interbank money market.