According to the statistical bulletin published by the Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA), as of July 30 of this year, the net profit of Azerbaijan's banking sector amounted to 858.7 million manats.

Calculations based on CBA data show that this is 175.9 million manats, or 26%, more compared to the same period last year.

Additionally, the bank's data show that over 7 months of this year, banks paid a total of 213.4 million manats in profit tax.