Business

20 April 2007 [23:50]

Culture and Tourism Ministry to offer monuments

Culture and Tourism Ministry will propose to make monuments of satirists and musical instruments due to the executive order of the Head of State on monumental sculpture works, memorial and architecture complexes.
20 April 2007 [16:04]

Local businessman wins investment competition for OJSC Baku Taxil

A local individual has won investment competition for the shares of Baku Taxil Open Joint Stock Company.
20 April 2007 [12:58]

Turcas and SOCAR to build a petroleum refinery in Ceyhan

State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) and Turkey’s Turcas which agreed to set up a joint venture for oil exploration, refining and marketing submitted an offer to Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EPDK) to build a petroleum refinery in Ceyhan.
20 April 2007 [11:57]

Netty-2007 Azerbaijan National Internet Award sets nominees

Netty-2007 Azerbaijan National Internet Award, an annual campaign aimed at choosing the best websites in the country, has held virtual jury vote to set nomination finalists.
20 April 2007 [11:54]

Azerbaijan's posts 38.6% industrial growth in Q1

Industrial production grew 38.6%, year-on-year, during the first quarter to AZN 4.6 billion in Azerbaijan.
20 April 2007 [11:52]

Azeri delegation to attend 10th conference of Microfinance organizations

The representatives of Azerbaijani Microfinance Association (AMFA) will attend the 10th conference of Microfinance organizations in Sofia, Bulgaria, from May 29 to June 2.
20 April 2007 [11:50]

Azerigas and Azerenergy owe AZN100m to SOCAR

The debts of Azergas and Azerenergy to SOCAR have reached to AZN100m.
20 April 2007 [11:47]

Draft bill on Non-Bank Credit Organizations submitted to government

National Bank of Azerbaijan has submitted draft bill on Non-bank credit organization to government.
20 April 2007 [11:32]

Bank Standard ranks fastest developing bank in Azerbaijan

Russia's Kommersant newspaper published new version of ranking "CIS's 1000 banks" published in March.
20 April 2007 [11:30]

47 tankers carrying Azeri oil sail for world market, Q1

47 tankers took on board 5.549 million tonnes of Azeri Light crude oil at the Ceyhan Port in Turkey during the first quarter of 2007.
20 April 2007 [11:30]

Energy summit in Warsaw to be rescheduled

Energy summit expected to be held in Warsaw on May 11-12 will possibly rescheduled.
20 April 2007 [11:29]

ACG produces over 690,000 barrels of oil per day

The total daily production rate at Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli has beaten 690,000 barrels per day.
20 April 2007 [11:14]

Seoul to host Korea-Azerbaijan business forum

Seoul will host Azerbaijan-Korea business forum on April 24.
20 April 2007 [09:52]

S. Korean consortium aims to start oil exploration in Azerbaijan by September

A South Korean consortium led by the Korea National Oil Corporation (KNOC) is pushing to win the right to search for oil at Azerbaijan's Inam field by September, the Korean government said Friday.
20 April 2007 [08:56]

Baku hosts meeting of TAE project on Baku-Aktau Segment

Baku hosts the two-day meeting of Trans-Asia-Europe (TAE) international fiber-optic cable line projects on Baku-Aktau segment. TAE member states and leading operators of regional countries attend the meeting.
20 April 2007 [08:46]

National Teleradio Council checks "Day.Az Radio"

National Teleradio Council started checks with online "Day.Az Radio".
20 April 2007 [08:04]

Unsafe products withdrew from market

A great number of unsafe products were withdrawn from the sales in Azerbaijan, said Consumer Market Control Service.
19 April 2007 [22:25]

Black Sea states, neighbors plan joint projects

The countries sharing the shores of the Black Sea and a few neighboring states announced plans Thursday to bolster economic and other cooperation in their oil-rich region, including a construction of a "ring road" around the sea.
19 April 2007 [22:11]

Ernst&Young ends audit of Barmek

Ernst&Young company ended auditing in Barmek-Azerbaijan Electricity Distribution LLC.
19 April 2007 [21:52]

Trial on case of Barmek officials fixed to April 30

Preliminary court proceeding on case of president of Barmek-Azerbaijan Electricity Distribution LLC Huseyn Arabul and seven more company officials, who are accused of abuse of power, embezzlement and negligence of court judgements, continues.
19 April 2007 [21:37]

Poti-Odessa and Poti-Istanbul subsea cables to be laid

It is slated to lay Poti (Georgia)-Odessa (Ukraine) and Poti (Georgia)-Istanbul (Turkey) cables in the short run.
19 April 2007 [21:34]

BTC Co shareholders stop pumping oil via Baku Novorossiysk and Baku-Batumi routes

The shareholders of Azerbaijan International Operating Company (AIOC), which have a stake in BTC Co, have reoriented all the oil coming from Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli through Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline. All theses companies have stopped exporting oil via Baku Novorossiysk and Baku-Batumi routes.
19 April 2007 [21:27]

BTC Co shareholders stop pumping oil via Baku Novorossiysk and Baku-Batumi routes

The shareholders of Azerbaijan International Operating Company (AIOC), which have a stake in BTC Co, have reoriented all the oil coming from Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli through Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline.
19 April 2007 [14:23]

Turkey to host meeting of Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) heads of government

The meeting of the heads of government of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) member countries is to be held in Turkey on June 25, BSEC deputy general-secretary Andrei Urnov told.
19 April 2007 [14:09]

Azerbaijan medicine market witnessed 25 percent price rise

Price rise of recent months in Azerbaijan impacted country's medicine market.
19 April 2007 [09:00]

Baku-Tbilisi-Kars continues on schedule

"The documentation of Baku-Tbilisi-Akhalkalak-Kars railway project is to be completed," Azerbaijan's Transport Minister Ziya Mammadov told the journalists.
19 April 2007 [08:58]

SOCAR to prevent construction of houses near oil wells

State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) will take complex measures to prevent construction of houses near oil wells.
19 April 2007 [08:57]

Azeri reps attends spring session of American Bar Association

Chief of Antimonopoly State Service Samir Dadashov and official for analytic-information sector of the service Elshad Mammadov attend the 55th spring session of American Bar Association in Washington.
19 April 2007 [08:56]

Baku-Supsa oil pipeline to be commissioned this year

Baku-Supsa oil pipeline will be commissioned by the end of this year.
19 April 2007 [08:55]

SOCAR and DAAD sign joint scholarship program

State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) and German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) signed joint scholarship program.
19 April 2007 [08:51]

Subway fares will not rise

"The IDPs settled in Binagadi district will be replaced in the regions in which they were registered. Every IDP has temporary registered address," said Baku Underground's chief Taghi Ahmadov. According to him refugees settled there illegally.
19 April 2007 [08:17]

Azerbaijan's reps to attend next session of ILC

Geneva will host the 97th conference of International Labour Conference (ILC) from June 10 to 16.
19 April 2007 [08:14]

VTB Bank Europe, UniBank ink $15mln syndicated loan deal

On 16 April, Azerbaijan's Unibank and VTB Bank Europe plc launched syndicated loan facility for $15mln with split tranches of 12 and 15 months.
19 April 2007 [08:13]

Yapi Kredo Bank Azerbaijan gets 32% growth in assets

As at April 1, Yapi Kredo Bank Azerbaijan raised its assets to AZN 56,491,510, up 32% from the same period last year.
19 April 2007 [08:11]

World Bank to allocate $10m for development of Azerbaijan's stock market

Azerbaijan's State Committee for Securities has submitted new proposals to World Bank in the frame of modernization of financial sector of the country.
19 April 2007 [08:10]

Iranian Transport Minister to visit Azerbaijan

Iranian Transport Minister Mustafa Rahmati is expected to visit Baku in last decade of May.
19 April 2007 [07:58]

Rustamov meets World Bank's official

National Bank of Azerbaijan (NBA) the Chairman of the Management Board Elman Rustemov has received the delegation headed by Christos Kostopoulos, Senior Country Economist of World Bank.
19 April 2007 [07:57]

National Bank chair meets BP-Azerbaijan President

The National Bank board chair Elman Rustamov has today met with the BP-Azerbaijan President Bill Schrader.
19 April 2007 [07:56]

Audit organizations of Azerbaijan to sign agreements with Romania, Poland and Ukraine

Azerbaijan Auditors Chamber (AAC) intends to sign agreements on cooperation with audit-accounting institutions of Romania, Poland and Ukraine.
19 April 2007 [07:55]

Baku to host meeting of Working Group on TAE project

Baku will host the meeting of Working Group on construction of Trans-Asia-Europe (TAE) international fiber-optic cable line from April 19 to 21.
19 April 2007 [07:53]

Azerbaijan's stock market expands steadily, Gunduz Mammadov says

For the first quarter, Azerbaijan's State Committee for Securities registered 22 issues of shares worth AZN 41.8mln and 4 issues of corporate bonds worth AZN 9.7mln.
18 April 2007 [21:55]

Emergencies Ministry bans buildings higher than 12 storeys

Emergencies Ministry bans constructing buildings higher than 12 storeys in the capital Baku, Orujeli Hajiyev, Deputy Emergencies Minister told journalists.
18 April 2007 [21:53]

Cars to be charged for entrance to historical-agricultural monument sites

Azerbaijan's Transport Ministry intends to charge cars for entrance to historical-agricultural monument sites in Baku, said Azerbaijan Road Service Chairman Javid Gurbanov.
18 April 2007 [21:51]

Azerbaijan sends preliminary paperwork to Turkey for Ceyhan Refinery

Azerbaijan has prepared the preliminary paperwork for construction of an oil refinery in Ceyhan Port, said Rovnag Abdullayev, the President of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR).
18 April 2007 [21:44]

Emergencies Ministry warns to close low-quality concrete producers

BASF Caspian JKS has held the second congress in Baku, examining modern construction and concrete production.
18 April 2007 [21:43]

Azerbaijan, Russia's Ulyanovsk province negotiate to expand relations

Azerbaijan negotiates with Russia for expanding relations with Ulyanovsk province.
18 April 2007 [21:37]

Alat-Astara road being upgraded

The project for upgrading 22 km Section of the Alat Astara Highway (Baku-Astara) has started Wednesday. The project is funded by the government of Azerbaijan ($94mln), the World Bank ($106.1mln) and Asian Development Bank ($200mln).
18 April 2007 [21:20]

Azerbaijan, Korea to sign on Intellectual Traffic Control System in Baku

Within the scope of Azerbaijani president's visit, Azeri Transport Ministry and South Korean Company (SKS) will sign an agreement for installation of Intellectual Traffic Control System in Baku.
18 April 2007 [21:16]

President Aliyev receives OMV chief executive

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev received OMV Executive Board's chairman Wolfgang Ruttenstorfer.
18 April 2007 [21:05]

Azerbaijan amends 500 bus delivery agreement terms

Azerbaijan's Nihad Motors has made some changes to the terms of the agreement with China's ChangAn Motors for delivery of 500 buses to Azerbaijan.
18 April 2007 [21:01]

HotelExpo and AITF-2007 start in Baku

The first Azerbaijan International Hotel Business Exhibition HotelExpo and the fifth Azerbaijan International Travel and Tourism Fair AITF-2007 have started in Baku.
18 April 2007 [21:00]

Azerbaijan seeks manager & consultant for issue and flotation of eurobonds

Azerbaijan's Finance Ministry has announced two contests to find a manager and a legal consultant for the first issue and flotation of eurobonds in the international market.
18 April 2007 [20:48]

Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey study prospects of parallel power grid

Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey are studying prospects of the idea of connecting the national power systems to operate in parallel.
18 April 2007 [14:36]

Azerbaijan-Russia Intergovernmental commission's meeting postponed

The meeting of Azerbaijan-Russia intergovernmental economic commission scheduled for April 23 has been postponed.
18 April 2007 [13:58]

Azerbaijan improves law on investment funds

Azerbaijan's State Committee for Securities has completed draft law on investment funds and introduced to the exports of the international financial institutions.
18 April 2007 [13:49]

Azerigas cuts off gas supply to 1,675 defaulting customers

Azerigas, State Gas Supply Company, has announced that it has cut off supply to 1,675 defaulting customers since April 16.
18 April 2007 [13:19]

Two IMF missions visiting Baku, Wednesday

Two IMF missions for technical assistance will visit Azerbaijan on Wednesday.
18 April 2007 [12:45]

Azerbaijan, Morocco ink cooperation deal on agriculture

On April 17, the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Kingdom of Morocco signed an agreement of cooperation on agriculture within the scope of Azeri Agriculture Minister Ismat Abbasov's visit to this country at the invitation of Moroccan Agriculture, Rural Development and Fishing Minister Mohand Laenser.
18 April 2007 [12:40]

Preliminary trial on case of Barmek officials postponed

Preliminary court proceeding on case of president of Barmek Azerbaijan Electricity Distribution LLC Huseyn Arabul and seven more company officials, who are accused of abuse of power, embezzlement and negligence of court judgements, continued.
18 April 2007 [10:51]

Transport Ministry develops some new draft normative-legal documents

Azerbaijan's Transport Ministry has developed some draft documents on technical services to vehicles and submitted to relevant state bodies.
18 April 2007 [10:43]

ABTC to organize courses on leadership in bank sector, legislation basis, measures against money laundering

Azerbaijan Bank Training Center will organize courses on "Marketing: new bank products and services" and "Improvement of customers services" in April.
18 April 2007 [10:39]

Draft bill on Financial Controls developed in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijani Accounting Chamber and Finance Ministry have developed draft bill on Financial Controls, Deputy Chairman of the chamber Abbas Allahverdiyev said on Tuesday during the discussions of 2006 Report of the AAC in Parliament.
18 April 2007 [10:39]

Wartsila charges Azerbaijan much more for power plants, claims Azeri MP

Azerenergy, the State Energy Company of Azerbaijan, pays twofold price for Finnish Wartsila Corporation’s multi-fuelled power plants, MP Jamil Hasanli told a parliament session.
18 April 2007 [10:36]

Azeri reps attends 13th international second-hand equipment sale RESALE-2007

The 13th international second-hand equipment sale RESALE-2007 has started in Karlsruhe, Germany.
18 April 2007 [10:35]

Turkey's Privatization Administration Chairman visits Azerbaijan

The delegation headed by Turkey's Privatization Administration Chairman Metin Kilci visits Azerbaijan.
18 April 2007 [10:35]

Kurgan district to open Baku Office

Some enterprises of Russia's Kurgan district have taken profitable orders from Azerbaijan after the presentation of the oblast in Baku.
18 April 2007 [10:30]

Trade turnover between Azerbaijan and Mangistau increased by 20%

Trade turnover between Azerbaijan and Mangistau province of Kazakhstan increased by 20% in 2006, Krimbek Kushembayev, head of Mangistau province of Kazakhstan said at Azerbaijan-Kazakhstan business forum.
18 April 2007 [10:28]

200,000 tons of grain to be shipped to Azerbaijan from Kazakhstan

"Aktau Port's cargo flow mostly includes oil and steel. The shipment flow into and out of the port reached 10mln tons last year," Kazakhstan's Aktau Port deputy Director Dauren Kutpanbayev said.
18 April 2007 [10:25]

ATIB prize "Golden wheel" presented in Philharmonic Society

Presentation ceremony of the prize "Golden wheel" on occasion of the third anniversary of Union of Azerbaijani and Turkish Businessmen (ATIB) was held in Azerbaijan State Philharmonic Society.
18 April 2007 [10:13]

Visa-free travel can be applied between Latvia and Azerbaijan

Latvia appealed to official Baku for allowing visa-free travel for its citizens.
18 April 2007 [10:09]

Azerbaijani students to attend conference on Western Siberia fuel-energy complex

Azerbaijani students will participate at the conference "Modern technologies for Western Siberia's fuel-energy complex", Azerbaijani consul general to St Petersburg Gudsi Osmanov told.
18 April 2007 [09:32]

Russia-Azerbaijan Intergovernmental Commission to adds extra issues to agenda

April 24, Russia - Azerbaijan Intergovernmental Commission for Economic Cooperation will meet in Moscow to discuss a number of issues, Yuri Shedrin, Head of Russia's Trade Office in Azerbaijan, told.
18 April 2007 [09:28]

Seminar on "Role of audit in Azerbaijani economy" to be held

Azerbaijan State Economics University and Azerbaijan Auditors Chamber (AAC) will organize scientific-practical conference on "Role of Audit in Azerbaijani economy".
18 April 2007 [09:16]

Azerbaijan attracts more tourists from Japan, South Korea and China

Nowadays, Azerbaijan attracts more and more tourists from Japan, South Korea and China.
18 April 2007 [08:40]

Baku holds roundtable on "spending of oil revenues: competition policy or industrial policy"

April 18, with the support of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Eurasia Foundation and the Foundation for Assistance to Entrepreneurship will launch a one-day roundtable on "Spending of Oil Revenues: Competition Policy or Industrial Policy" to promote transparency and efficient use of oil revenues.