Azeri forex reserves fall to $7.044 bln by Sept. 30 -central bank

BAKU, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Azerbaijan's foreign currency reserves declined to $7.044 billion by Sept. 30 from $7.315 billion a month earlier, the central bank said on Saturday.

The bank's reserves have fallen from $13.758 billion at the end of 2014 and from $15.042 billion on Sept. 30, 2014 due to the central bank intervening to support the country's manat currency.

(Reporting by Nailia Bagirova; Writing by Margarita Antidze; Editing by Louise Ireland)