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14 March 2009 [13:54]
In January-February of this year the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan transferred 1,007,820 tons of oil for refining in January-February of this year, according to SOCAR's press service, Novosti-Azerbaijan reports.
14 March 2009 [12:31]
In spite of the intensifying of the global crisis since August 2008, the growth rates in the Azerbaijan economy demonstrated two-figure increase, said the Chairman of the Board of the National Bank of Azerbaijan Elman Rustamov on March 13.
14 March 2009 [11:30]
Azerbaijani Tax Ministry suspended the exit tax control through time-keeping with taxpayers engaged in certain activities in order to prevent the possible influence of the financial crisis on the country.
14 March 2009 [10:47]
"In 2008 GDP of Azerbaijan made AZN 38 bln growing 10.8% as compared to 2007, said first vice premier Yagub Eyubov making a report of the Azerbaijani government by results of the socioeconomic development of the country in 2008.
14 March 2009 [10:36]
13 March 2009 [18:19]
Last year the economic growth in Azerbaijan made 11%, said Milli Medjlis speaker Oqtay Asadov at a plenary session of the parliament on discussion of the report of the Azerbaijani government by results of the socioeconomic development of the country in 2008.
13 March 2009 [14:35]
The Azerbaijani and Russian governments plan to sign an agreement to protect and promote mutual investments, Russian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Vasiliy Istratov told journalists on March 13.
12 March 2009 [17:53]
In January of this year Azerbaijan conducted export and import operations with 92 countries in the amount of $1.2 bln, according to sources in the State Statistical Committee, according to Novosti-Azerbaijan.
12 March 2009 [13:30]
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Vygaudas Ushatskas will discuss energy security cooperation between Azerbaijan and Lithuania in Baku, Lithuanian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Kestutis Kudzmanas told Trend News on March 11.
12 March 2009 [13:26]
Through two months since the beginning of this year Azerbaijani population got consumer goods in the amount of AZN 1.8 bln ($2.2 bln under the exchange rate of AZN 0.805 per dollar), said sources in the State Statistical Committee, according to Novosti-Azerbaijan.
12 March 2009 [13:20]
Chairman of the Union of Free Consumers Union Eyub Huseynov considers that it is necessary to open a lab on the analysis of genomodified foodstuffs in Azerbaijan.
12 March 2009 [13:11]
Fight for tourists has intensified between Azerbaijani hotels due to drop in prices on tourism services, said Minister of Culture and Tourism Abulfaz Garayev at the Baku Information Center Thursday.
12 March 2009 [12:29]
The first meeting of the Union of Azerbaijani and Ukrainian Presidents will be held in Baku during Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchnko's visit to Azerbaijan.
12 March 2009 [10:07]
The restoration of land works in Georgia in the framework of the construction of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railroad is expected from March 15.
10 March 2009 [17:37]
In January-February of 2009 Azerbaijan processed 1,025,130 tons of oil, said the press service for the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan, according to Novosti-Azerbaijan.
10 March 2009 [14:38]
British Foreign Minister David Miliband delivered a lecture on "European Union in present century" at the London economic school, according to Turkish Cihan news agency.
07 March 2009 [09:48]
On March 11-12 "The Economic club of Eurasian scientists", Ministry of Economic and Budget Planning and Institute of Economic Studies of Kazakhstan will hold the second economic forum on "The Eurasian economic security in the system of global risks" in Astana, according to AzerTac.
06 March 2009 [18:31]
The world’s rich economies are shrinking at rates not seen since the Second World War and the downturn may last into 2010, justifying unprecedented policy responses, said an International Monetary Fund official said.
06 March 2009 [16:46]
Azerbaijan is ranking fourth among the CIS and Baltic states by the minimal pension, according to chairman of the State Fund of Social Protection of Azerbaijan Salim Muslimov, reports Novosti-Azerbaijan.
06 March 2009 [11:53]
SOCAR Vice President for Refinery, Davud Mammadov, spoke with Trend Capital in an exclusive interview:
05 March 2009 [16:38]
Azerbaijan with a score of 3.84 has moved up three ranks from last year to share 76-77 places with Ukraine among 133 countries, according to the third annual Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report, published by the World Economic Forum.
05 March 2009 [13:19]
Second larger cities of Azerbaijan and Russia - Ganja and Saint-Peterburg will be bound with air communication.
05 March 2009 [13:09]
Prospects of cooperation between Azerbaijan and France will be discussed at the session of the intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation Azerbaijan-France to be held in Baku on March 19, said French ambassador to Azerbaijan Gabriel Keller, according to Novosti-Azerbaijan.
04 March 2009 [12:11]
In January-February of this year the Novorossiysk port of Russia exported 385,640 tons of Azerbaijani oil, according to the press service for the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan, Novosti-Azerbaijan reports.
03 March 2009 [16:33]
The non-oil GDP of Azerbaijan grew 2.8% in January, according to sources in the National Bank, Novosti-Azerbaijan reports.
03 March 2009 [10:06]
The next 49th session of the European commission of the World tourism organization will be held in Baku on March 24-26, according to AzerTac.
02 March 2009 [16:01]
Cargo shipments via sea saw a 30.8-percent increase in January of this year, having stood at 893,000 tons of goods, according to Azerbaijan`s State Statistical Committee.
02 March 2009 [13:56]
SOCAR Department of Marketing and Economic Operations has completed the marketing poll on expert of REBCO Azeri oil shipment, sixth in 2009, from the port of Novorossiysk (Russia), according to the department, Novosti-Azerbaijan reports.
02 March 2009 [12:37]
27 February 2009 [15:47]
The National Bank of Azerbaijan is planning to ensure stability of the national currency rate, said chairman of the National Bank of Azerbaijan at a press conference Friday.
27 February 2009 [14:37]
Chairman of the National Bank of Azerbaijan Elman Rustamov considers inflation of 5-6% to be optimal for 2009.
27 February 2009 [13:42]
Investments in Azerbaijan's 27 oil and gas contracts which were signed with foreign companies amounted to $30 billion, State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) President Rovnag Abdullayev told journalists on Feb. 27, according to Trend Capital.
27 February 2009 [12:48]
Azerbaijan will re-impose the Value Added Tax on food wheat and flour imports from April 1 a year after the tax was scrapped, said Ismat Abasov, Minister of Agriculture.
27 February 2009 [12:46]
By the end of 2013 Azerigaz plans to raise the level of gas supplies to Azerbaijani population up to 93-95% from current 85%, said deputy chairman of Azerigaz Nazim Samedzade, according to Trend Capital.
27 February 2009 [12:28]
26 February 2009 [18:39]
The SOFAR budget for 2009 has already been developed, according to SOFAR chief executive Shahmar Movsumov, Novosti-Azerbaijan reports.
26 February 2009 [14:18]
"Consultations on opening a new air line Athens-Baku to connect the capitals of Azerbaijan and Greece continue by diplomatic channels", said Greek ambassador to Azerbaijan Johannes Metaksas, according to AzerTac.
26 February 2009 [12:04]
The third session of the intergovernmental economic commission Azerbaijan-Greece will be held in the capital of Azerbaijan - Baku, according to AzerTac.
18 February 2009 [15:40]
During the visit to Warsaw Armenian FM Edward Nalbadyan visited OSCE/ODIHR where he met with head of the office Yanush Lenrchik.
18 February 2009 [14:54]
The National Bank of Ukraine has instructed the local banks to take into account recommendations of UN, FATF, MONEYVAL and other international organizations that influence assessment of risks of the countries and jurisdictions.
17 February 2009 [18:08]
Probably the Azerbaijani Mortgage Foundation will resume mortgage lending this year.
17 February 2009 [17:32]
The Azerbaijan Investment Company in cooperation with the US Agency on International Development will hold an investment conference in Sheki on March 3.
17 February 2009 [16:19]
A delegation, led by president of the National organization of entrepreneurs of Azerbaijan Alekper Mamedov is paying a working visit to Germany.
17 February 2009 [15:00]
"Real estate prices continue falling down in the capital city", said Ramil Osmanov, chief executive of the public association "Real estate market participants" speaking about the situation on the real estate market.
17 February 2009 [14:31]
Last year the commercial chamber of Istanbul registered 125 companies from Azerbaijan, 451 from Germany, 358 from Netherlands and 170 from Iran.
16 February 2009 [18:39]
16 February 2009 [17:06]
16 February 2009 [17:00]
An international conference on Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative was launched in Doha (Qatar), said sources in the State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan.
16 February 2009 [16:42]
Sumgayitelektrikshebeke stock company has made a concession to Azersu company in the issue of repayment of debt for electricity, said spokesman for Sumgayitelektrikshebeke Anar Guliyev.
16 February 2009 [15:06]
16 February 2009 [13:31]
The global financial crisis has not caused problems in the insurance sector of Azerbaijan, said chief of department of the state insurance control under the Finance Ministry Namik Khalilov.
16 February 2009 [12:00]
The research group to study market of the OIC member-states - DinarStandardis has released a rating of 100 best companies of 2008.
13 February 2009 [14:35]
SOCAR department of marketing and economic operations of Azerbaijan has declared Glencore Energy UK Ltd (Great Britain) a purchaser of 1 mln Azeri Light oil barrels, according to the SOCAR press service.
13 February 2009 [13:23]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev considers it necessary to reduce country's dependence on oil to minimum in the future.
13 February 2009 [12:57]
A delegation of the Minsk region of Belarus to be led by governor of this region Leodin Krupets is planning to visit Azerbaijan on February 23-26, according to AzerTac.
13 February 2009 [12:25]
The first session of the Azerbaijan-Jordan intergovernmental commission on trade-economic and technical cooperation will be held in the capital of Jordan Amman on February 25-26, according to AzerTac.
13 February 2009 [11:12]
Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev has today inaugurated the Baku International Bus Station Complex.
13 February 2009 [10:38]
President Ilham Aliyev inaugurated a tunnel on the Khyrdalan circle at the 11th km point of the Baku-Guba-Russia border highway.
13 February 2009 [09:59]
President Ilham Aliyev attended an inauguration ceremony of an interchange on the 16th km point of the Baku-Guba-Russia border highway.
12 February 2009 [15:40]
"The drop in basic oil price in the state budget for 2009 can be viewed in the Azerbaijani parliament only in May-June", said member of the standing commission of Milli Medjlis on economic policy Vahid Ahmedov.
12 February 2009 [14:31]
11 February 2009 [12:51]
SOCAR department of marketing and economic operations declared Taurus Petroleum Limited (Switzerland) the purchaser of 600,000 Azeri Light oil barrels.
10 February 2009 [17:38]
At today's plenary session of Milli Medjlis deputies in the third reading adopted a draft law "On combat against legalization of illegal money or other property and financing terrorism".
10 February 2009 [12:59]
Electricity supply to the pumping stations of the objects of water economy of the Azersu stock company, according to the press service for the open stock company Sumgayitelektrikshebeke.
10 February 2009 [12:36]
09 February 2009 [16:07]
09 February 2009 [10:52]
09 February 2009 [10:08]
The International exhibition of tourism and travels of East Mediterranean - EMITT will be held in Istanbul (Turkey) on February 12-15.
07 February 2009 [13:45]
The foodstuffs market of Azerbaijan is in a poor state, said chairman of the Union of Free Consumers Eyub Huseynov speaking about the situation on the foodstuffs market of Azerbaijan.
07 February 2009 [12:33]
07 February 2009 [10:23]
SOCAR department of Marketing and Economic Operations declared Sumato Energy Group Limited (New Zealand) the purchaser of 1 mln barrels of AzeriLight oil, according to the press service for SOCAR.
06 February 2009 [17:41]
Azerbaijani Ministry of Economic Development organized a forum on "Cooperation of small and middle enterprises of Azerbaijan and Korea in the sphere of use of advanced information and communication technologies".
06 February 2009 [17:22]
Azerbaijani Minister of Agriculture Ismet Abbasov is positively assessing the situation in agriculture.
05 February 2009 [18:41]
In 2008 Azerbaijan conducted import and export transactions with 140 countries of a total of $54.9 bln, said sources from the State Statistical Committee.
05 February 2009 [18:26]
Certain corrections have been introduced to the SOCAR project due to the drop in oil prices on the world markets, said SOCAR president Rovnag Abdullayev, according to Novosti-Azerbaijan.
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