Business
03 March 2006 [11:37]
The commercial banks of Azerbaijan must increase their capitals.
03 March 2006 [11:26]
"The Baku international commercial port intends to accomplish the first stage of the ferry terminal rehabilitation in the shortest time," stated Transport Minister Ziya Mammadov has said.
03 March 2006 [11:22]
The enterprise is currently designing the system.
03 March 2006 [10:53]
The government of Azerbaijan will refuse credits of international organizations delaying negotiations on road infrastructure funding.
03 March 2006 [10:00]
"Azerbaijan is studying a proposal from Russian metals giant RusAl to open an aluminum plant in the Caucasus republic," the country's economics minister said Thursday.
03 March 2006 [09:46]
The US Federal Reserve System has issued new $10 notes from today. The banknote is green with shades of orange, yellow and red. The portrait of Alexander Hamilton, the nation's first Treasury secretary, is still on it, and the Treasury building on the other side.
03 March 2006 [09:29]
From March 1 to April 30, the Joint Venture Azercell Telecom equalizes prices for MultiMesajCELL (MMS) service to prices for standard SMS.
03 March 2006 [09:09]
The former Minister of Economic Development Farhad Aliyev does not have and never did any commercial interest in Azpetrol Group of Companies. This statement was issued today by Azpetrol International Holding B.V. headquartered in Holland.
03 March 2006 [08:30]
Baku Commercial Bank (CB) joined "Bistraya Pochta" money transfer system and will start providing services March 6.
02 March 2006 [17:44]
The weighted average exchange prices made up 0,9128 AZN for 1 US dollar in the Baku Interbank Currency Exchange on March 2.
02 March 2006 [17:20]
Mr. Babayev did not name the company, purchased the shares of the Targol Investment.
02 March 2006 [16:45]
Ministry of Transport began distribution of licenses and distinguishing marks to passenger cars and lorries beginning March 1.
02 March 2006 [16:01]
The Azerbaijani government considers the proposals by the local broiler factories on giving priveleges in relation to bird flu.
02 March 2006 [15:19]
Vnehstorgbank coordinated possible purchasing of a bank in Azerbaijan or opening the branch in the country, the president and the board chairman Andrey Kostin has said during the news conference.
02 March 2006 [10:44]
"Information that the Head of State was given by the management of "Azerenergy" OJSC about Barmek is false. I absolutely protest accusations to our address".
02 March 2006 [10:09]
278.724 thousand tons of crude oil and oil products were exported from the country in February and 471.921 thousand tons in January-February this year.
02 March 2006 [10:06]
Syndicate of the TEPSCO (Japan) and Enprima (Finland) consulting companies won a competition technical adviser on construction of a 400 megawatt second combined-cycle plant (CCP) in the Shimal Power Plant.
02 March 2006 [09:55]
The Chamber of Accounts of Azerbaijan (CAA) will conduct inspections on state budget expenditures in the National Academy of Sciences and institutions of the Ministry of Agriculture this year.
02 March 2006 [09:20]
Non-cash payment system is introduced in the Baku Metro starting from yesterday.
02 March 2006 [08:58]
Citizens wishing to obtain mortgage loans can apply to authorized credit organizations from yesterday.
01 March 2006 [14:52]
On Tuesday the World Bank (WB) approved additional financing for the Azerbaijan Rehabilitation and Completion of Irrigation and Drainage Infrastructure Project (RIDIP) in the amount of $5 million equivalent.
01 March 2006 [13:13]
Azerbaijan Government terminated the agreement signed with the Holland Company "Fondel", leased Azeraluminium joint-stock company for 25 years, informed the principal office of "Fondel".
01 March 2006 [12:48]
The China Southern Airlines Company Ltd. is launching a direct flight between Urumqi and Baku.
01 March 2006 [12:46]
The AZAL State Concern will receive the third aircraft in March-April this year.
01 March 2006 [12:33]
State Veterinary Service Deputy Chief Emin Shahbazov told that discovery of Bird flu in Gilezi Poultry farm can not cause stop of production.
01 March 2006 [11:45]
President Ilham Aliyev has signed an order to establish State City Construction and Architecture Committee.
01 March 2006 [11:24]
The National Confederation of the Entrepreneurs (Employers') Organizations of Azerbaijan Republic (AEC) has started implementation of the project "Improvement of productivity and competitiveness in Azerbaijan" with the support of the International Labor Organization.
01 March 2006 [10:52]
A draft of new regulations of the Ministry of Economic Development (MED) was submitted to the President's Office for approval.
01 March 2006 [10:44]
The Ministry of Taxes completed work on the Automated Taxes Information System (ATIS).
01 March 2006 [10:28]
Chairman of Trade Union Azerbaijani Workers Zakeriyye Rahimov told that Azerbaijani workers of McDermott will hold gathering on March 4.
01 March 2006 [10:22]
The Azerbaijan Air Lines State Concern holds negotiations with Turkey and UAE on opening of passenger flights from Nakhchivan to Ankara and Dubai.
01 March 2006 [10:14]
Pursuant to the 2006 work plan, the Chamber of Accounts of Azerbaijan (CAA) plans to conduct four audit and two analytical inspections in the State Social Protection Fund (SSPF).
01 March 2006 [09:57]
Yesterday Microsoft Corporation held the opening ceremony of its first official representation in Azerbaijan.
01 March 2006 [09:39]
The International Monetary Fund's technical assistance mission led by the senior economist of the IMF Statistical Department Michael Silver is in their visit to Baku.
01 March 2006 [09:04]
"Local executive authorities and municipalities illegally sell lands in guard bands of high-voltage transmission lines in all regions of the republic. Azerenergy can not manage local authorities in this issue", the vice-president of the Azerenergy Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) Marlen Asgarov stated.
28 February 2006 [17:40]
Iran Air applied to the AZAL State Concern over the flight frequency increase on the Tehran-Baku route.
28 February 2006 [17:31]
"Cooperation with Azerbaijan in the non-oil sector will become a priority sector for Japanese government in the bilateral relationship," Tadahiro Abe, the Japanese Ambassador to Azerbaijan, told journalists on Tuesday.
28 February 2006 [14:58]
National Bank of Turkmenistan called on Azerbaijani government to resume talks on settlement of question on debt of Azerbaijan to the country.
28 February 2006 [11:31]
Clients of the International Bank of Azerbaijan (IBA) will be able to use microchip-cards of the Bank in Metro stations as well.
28 February 2006 [11:08]
A conference on investment opportunities in our republic will be held in Zurich city of Switzerland on March 9 with participation the Ministry of Economic Development (MED) of Azerbaijan and other state authorities.
28 February 2006 [10:53]
Forum with participation of Azerbaijani businessmen will be held in the capital of Japan, Tokyo on March 8.
28 February 2006 [10:20]
The Minister of Communication and Information Technologies Ali Abbasov attended the meeting of the XII General Assembly of the Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation of the Islamic Conference Organization (COMSTECH) held in Islamabad on February 21-24.
28 February 2006 [09:26]
The Azerenergy Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) signed a memorandum with the RAO EES Company of Russia on parallel operation of the power supply systems of the two countries.
28 February 2006 [09:19]
Construction of the Sheki module power plant is intensively implemented.
27 February 2006 [16:54]
More than 60 companies from 15 countries will represent products at the 3rd international automobile exhibition AutoShow-2006, according to Iteca Caspian LLC, an organizer of the show.
27 February 2006 [16:26]
The visit of the Russia's Accounts Chamber staff head Sergey Shahray to Baku is scheduled.
27 February 2006 [12:49]
State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) has dispatched 193 thousand 197 tons of crude and oil products from Baku since January.
27 February 2006 [12:27]
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is interested to participate in formation of the capital of banking organizations operating in our country. However, the Bank must implement certain investigations for this purpose.
27 February 2006 [12:21]
The World Bank has granted Azerbaijan with $323,000 for the improvement of the legislation in the sphere of insurance.
25 February 2006 [20:11]
Some technical and juridical issues were not yet coordinated.
25 February 2006 [10:19]
Opening ceremony of "Imishli Sugar Mill" is planned to be held these days.
25 February 2006 [10:06]
Azerbaijan's technical capability allows the country to purchase up to 2 billion cubic metres of natural gas from Iran every year.
25 February 2006 [09:55]
The length of the surface Baku-Sumgait line to be 26 kilometers.
25 February 2006 [09:43]
The Head of the Azerigas Close Joint-Stock Company (CJSC) Alikhan Malikov held a press-conference on the last year results and work to be implemented in 2006.
25 February 2006 [09:11]
Reconstruction of the first power unit of the Nakhchivan Gas-Turbine Power Plant has been completed and the unit is currently being tested.
25 February 2006 [09:06]
Microchip cards will be sold in all offices of the Baku Metro starting from March 1.
25 February 2006 [08:59]
Deposit certificates of the Bank Standard Commercial Bank (CB) were registered by the State Committee for Securities.
24 February 2006 [18:16]
Government may cover the losses of broiler enterprises.
24 February 2006 [17:55]
The budget of the project in construction of the high pressure gas pipelines is $45m.
24 February 2006 [16:48]
In 2005 Azerigas joint-stock company spent around 100 bn manats on major construction and repair work and constructed 180km-long gas pipelines, Alikhan Malikov, the head of the Azerigas, stated to a news conference on February 24.
24 February 2006 [11:25]
The Azersu Joint-Stock Company announced a tender on construction and rehabilitation of water supply and sewerage systems of the cities and regions of the republic in 2006.
24 February 2006 [11:18]
One more station of "Memar Ajami-Dernegul" metro line will be put into operation in September, 2008.
24 February 2006 [11:10]
State Committee for State Property Management(SCSPM)put its homepage and Hot line into operation.
24 February 2006 [11:04]
Executive Power, Hygiene and Epidemiology Center and Police Office are fighting against physical people who are engaged in illegal trade in the streets.
24 February 2006 [11:01]
Roundtables under "Year of Russia in Azerbaijan" with participation of representatives of both countries were held at the Baku Business Centre yesterday.
24 February 2006 [10:28]
Energy security issues in GUAM framework will be discussed in Baku.
24 February 2006 [10:20]
"The Azerbaijani party is not conducting any negotiations on reduction of the price of electricity imported from Russia. The reason of it is price increase of energy carriers in the world market".
24 February 2006 [09:39]
Delegation led by the Chair of the Accounts Chamber Namig Nasrullayev will visit Kuwait on March 4-7.
24 February 2006 [09:13]
A delegation led by the senior auditor of the National Audit Office of Great Britain John Born is expected to visit Azerbaijan within the first ten-day period of April.
24 February 2006 [08:55]
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), that works with Azerbaijan since 1992, has allocated $770 million.
23 February 2006 [11:38]
Vladimir Chaikovski will become a general manager of the Baku representative office of the Microsoft corporation.
23 February 2006 [11:02]
The Georgian party has completely repaid electricity received from Azerbaijan during energy crisis happened in Georgia on January 22.
23 February 2006 [10:57]
Today the Baku Office of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) held presentation of the new publication of the annual "Transition report – 2005" on economic development and reforms implemented in Central, Eastern European and CIS countries.
23 February 2006 [10:32]
Special commission to conduct inventory of buildings to be pulled down pursuant for construction of new motor roads.
23 February 2006 [09:52]
The Minister of Economic Development Heydar Babayev told journalists that Russian companies were mainly interested in the non-oil sector and some proposals had already been presented in this connection.
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