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$2.1bln invested in Azerbaijani economy

19 August 2006 [09:19] - TODAY.AZ
It is estimated that investment of USD 2.1 bln has been made in the economy of Azerbaijan during the first half of the year.

As APA reports, direct investment constituted 88.3%, financial investment 10.6%, portfolio investment and others 1.1% of the total investment made during this period.

The investment in oil-gas sector fell by 5.7% and direct investment in non-oil sector made by joint and foreign investment companies rose by 23.7 as against the same period last year.

53.4% of the foreign investment was made in industry, 16.1% in trade and service, 14% in construction, 5.2% in transport and communications.

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