Mikayil Jabbarov: "Share of cash drops to 46%"

Kanan Sadigov
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"The share of cash in circulation in Azerbaijan in manat-denominated money fell from 60.1% in 2017 to 45.8% in 2021," Economy Minister Mikayil Jabbarov said, Report informs.

"The decline in the use of cash is an important indicator of the scale of the shadow economy," he added.

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