The Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan held a practical session with experts from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China on developing domestic financial markets. The discussions focused on local currency financing and bond trading, market making mechanisms and approaches to deepening financial markets. Experts presented international practices and recommendations for developing local currency bond markets against the global macroeconomic backdrop. Participants included representatives of investment firms, banks, the Baku Stock Exchange and the National Depository Center.