Banking assets rose by 20 percent last year, the banking sector's liquidity rose by 31.8 percent year-on-year and amounted to 13.883 billion manats.

The central bank review of the key rate was due on March 10 and is now expected to be held on March 17.

The rate on access operations to provide liquidity was kept at 14.5 percent and the rate on access operations to withdraw liquidity - at 12.5 percent.