Business

11 December 2006 [15:07]

Kars-Igdir-Nakhchivan railway route to be set

"Activities for realization of Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway line have continued to progress and the current works are satisfactory," Transportation Minister Ziya Mammadov said.
10 December 2006 [09:25]

Azercell signs roaming agreement with India

Azerbaijan's largest mobile company Azercell has signed roaming agreement with Indian 'Madhya Pradesh' and 'Mumbai' operators of 'Bharti Airtel' Company.
10 December 2006 [09:23]

Azerigasbank becomes "Bank of Year"

Azerigasbank has received "The Bank of the Year" award for notable increase in financial indices and number of clients as well as application of up-to-date banking technologies and successful cooperation with the world’s biggest banks and financial institutions.
10 December 2006 [09:08]

Emergencies Ministry warns construction companies

The preliminary investigation on the accident in result of decline of drilling-pile device in Nasimi District was over.
10 December 2006 [09:00]

Natig Aliyev: "Gas prices remain unchanged, amount changes for Georgia"

On Dec. 13 the first well will come operational in Shah Deniz gas and condensate field, Azerbaijani Industry and Energy Minister Natig Aliyev said in Tbilisi.
10 December 2006 [08:57]

Azerbaijan Emergencies Ministry and French Ministry for Regional development signs protocol

Emergencies Minister Kamaleddin Heydarov received French Minister Delegate for Regional Development Christian Estrosi.
09 December 2006 [17:29]

Azerbaijan and Japan to sign 8 contracts in 2007

"Japanese Embassy has partnership with Azerbaijani government in several spheres," Tadahiro Abe Japanese Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Azerbaijan told journalists.
09 December 2006 [13:32]

Azerdemiryolbank intends to complete credit facility usage by this year end

By this year's end Azerdemiryolbank intends to complete the use of $3m-credit lines opened by the EBRD in November, 2005 and May, 2006.
09 December 2006 [13:28]

Filling stations near residential areas to be closed in Azerbaijan

In Azerbaijan gas and gasoline filling stations near (300 meters) residential areas can be closed.
09 December 2006 [01:14]

Trades at BICEX, Dec. 8

The weighted average exchange prices made up 0.8722 AZN for 1 US dollar in the Baku Interbank Currency Exchange on December 8.
09 December 2006 [01:04]

Kars-Akhalkalaki-Baku railroad to spur ferryboat traffic between Georgia and Ukraine

The ferry communication from Ukraine to Georgia and Azerbaijan will intensify next year after Kars-Akhalkalaki-Baku railroad becomes operational, Ukrainian media quoted Azeri ambassador to Ukraine Taliat Aliyev as saying.
09 December 2006 [01:01]

Georgia to import 10 mln cu m of Azerbaijani gas in 2006

Georgia will receive ten million cu m of Azerbaijani natural gas in 2006 via the South Caucasus Pipeline, operated by BP and Statoil, at a discounted price, the Georgian energy minister said Friday.
09 December 2006 [00:59]

Georgian, Azeri, Turkish Energy Ministers meeting with President Saakashvili

The high-profile meeting of Energy Ministers of Georgia, Azerbaijan and Turkey began at 12pm in Courtyard Marriott and last till 18pm.
09 December 2006 [00:57]

Turkey to share Caspian gas quota with Georgia, Azerbaijan

Turkey's energy minister agreed Friday to transfer part of his country's quota for natural gas produced in Azerbaijan's section of the Caspian to Georgia and Azerbaijan.
09 December 2006 [00:49]

New cement prices to be become effective from January

The Government of Azerbaijan and Garadagh Cement are seeking for precautions to thwart increasing cement prices in the domestic market, Economic Development Minister Heydar Babayev said after meeting with Garadagh Cement management.
08 December 2006 [16:49]

Consultations between Azerbaijan Government and Rusal were in vain

Rusal's proposals in their current forms turned out unacceptable.
08 December 2006 [16:01]

Energy Minister meets with European Commission's envoy

Minister of Industry and Energy Natig Aliyev met with European Commission's envoy to Azerbaijan Alan Waddams on December 7.
08 December 2006 [15:56]

Azerbaijan to fish 90ton of Caspian sturgeon

A sitting of a commission over a fishing in the Caspian Sea was held in Moscow.
08 December 2006 [15:47]

World Bank launches new partnership strategy with Azerbaijan

On Thursday, the World Bank's Board of Executive Directors discussed a new Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) for Azerbaijan.
08 December 2006 [13:28]

Barmek officers sentenced

The trial of 6 Barmek-Azerbaijan Electric Network officers, presided over by Azer Jafarov in Grievous Crimes Court was over on Friday.
08 December 2006 [13:20]

State Social Protection Fund's incomes rose by 16% in Jan-Nov

The incomes of the State Social Protection Fund grew by 16%, year-over-year, during January-November to AZN 519.924m.
08 December 2006 [13:19]

Munis to be issued in Azerbaijan

First municipal bonds will be issued in Azerbaijan next year.
08 December 2006 [13:18]

Azerbaijan Investment Co targets first projects

Azerbaijan investment Company has set the first projects to finance, Company officer Riad Gasimov said.
08 December 2006 [13:16]

National Budget Group returns from USA

National Budget Group held a press conference on their visit to USA between November 25 and December 3.
08 December 2006 [12:12]

Companies look to tap Azerbaijan oil rush

Few Canadian firms involved, but opportunity beckons to cash in on boom.
08 December 2006 [12:08]

Azerbaijan heads CIS for industrial growth rate

During the period of January-October Azerbaijan's industry grew by 38% while Belarusian industry grew by 12.2%.
08 December 2006 [12:06]

Russia to charge Azerbaijan $200 per 1,000 cu m of gas

Russia intends to charge Azerbaijan $200 per 1,000 cu m of gas in 2007, Gazprom spokesman Sergey Kupriyanov said on air of Ekho Moskvy Radio.
08 December 2006 [12:05]

SOCAR Invest Georgia to create filling stations in Georgia

Adaptation of the SOCAR Invest Georgia will be easy in the Georgian market.
08 December 2006 [11:28]

Trans-Black Sea pipeline can bring Caspian gas to Europe

New York-based consortium of several independent parties is completing the pre-feasibility study for a Georgia-Ukraine-European Union (GUEU) gas pipeline project.
08 December 2006 [11:23]

Azerbaijan to loan USD 150 million for Kars-Akhalkalaki railway

Azerbaijan will allot USD 150 for the construction of the segment of Kars-Akhalkalaki-Tbilisi-Baku railway that passes through Georgia, announced Musa Panakhov, representative of the Azeri Ministry of Transport.
08 December 2006 [10:40]

ANS damaged by $ 500 000

The determination of ANS TV and ANS ChM's activity damages the company by $ 500 000.
08 December 2006 [01:51]

Azeri, Turkish, Georgian Energy Minister to meet in Tbilisi

Energy Ministers from Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey will launch two-day talks in Tbilisi on December 8 to negotiate distribution of gas from Shah-Deniz field.
08 December 2006 [01:34]

Trades at BICEX, Dec. 7

The weighted average exchange prices made up 0.8723 AZN for 1 US dollar in the Baku Interbank Currency Exchange on December 7.
08 December 2006 [01:27]

Azercell signs new roaming agreement

Azerbaijan's largest mobile operator Azercell’ has signed GPRS/MMS roaming agreement with Portuguese TMN.
08 December 2006 [01:26]

Azerdemiryolbank spends major part of EBRD credit line

One of the largest private banks in Azerbaijan, Azerdemiryolbank, said it already spent $2.3m of the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development's credit lines totaling $3m.
07 December 2006 [17:32]

Gazprom maintains reduced gas price for Armenia

Gazprom confirmed that it maintains the reduced price for gas for Armenia.
07 December 2006 [16:41]

Soviet-period bank savings to be refunded

Azerbaijani Government can return the Soviet-period bank saving by bonds, State Committee for Securities proposed the Government.
07 December 2006 [16:18]

Foreign investors to expand activities in Azerbaijan, poll says

The results of an extensive survey, commissioned by AzPromo and conducted by Procon GfK, based on interviews with 100 investors during October and November has been released on Thursday.
07 December 2006 [16:10]

Ukraine intends to transit Caspian oil to Europe

Ukraine can start to transit Caspian and Azerbaijan oil to Europe in 2010, inasmuch as the European Union intends to reduce dependence on deliveries of energy resources from Russia.
07 December 2006 [16:00]

Baku hosts conference examining Azerbaijan's equity market

A conference examining the future of Azerbaijan's equity market was attended by Azerbaijani Economic Development Minister Heydar Babayev, State Committee for Securities chairman Gunduz Mammadov, Azerbaijan Investment Company Deputy Executive Director Riad Gasimov, Head of EBRD Baku Office, Raymond Convey, British and Russian consulting and investment companies' representatives.
07 December 2006 [15:58]

Edison CEO sees Azerbaijan gas supply contracts signed by end-2007

Edison SpA CEO Umberto Quadrino said in an interview with Corriere della Sera that he expects to sign a supply contract for Azerbaijan gas by the end of 2007.
07 December 2006 [13:41]

5 700 tons of fuel saved in thermal power plants, November

Fuel consumption for electricity generation was 360.6 gram/1kilowatt/h against 363.75 in the thermal power plants in Azerbaijan during November.
07 December 2006 [13:39]

SOCAR acquires 50%-stake in EUPEC PipeCoastings Azerbaijan JV

SOCAR announced that it has completed acquisition of the 50-percent participating interest in EUPEC PipeCoastings Azerbaijan from German EUPEC PipeCoatings GmbH.
07 December 2006 [13:37]

Taxes Ministry finds irregularities in 36 517 trade facilities

Taxes Ministry Operational Control Department have to date examined 155 361 various kinds of trade facilities and found serious irregularities in 36 517 of them.
07 December 2006 [10:30]

SOCAR sells 771 600 tons of fuel oil to Petrofarm in Jan-Oct

During the period of January-October State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) sold 771,600 metric tons of fuel oil to Petrofarm Company of Singapore. This figure is twice as much as last year.
07 December 2006 [10:19]

Only 40 per cent of air pollution is purified in Azerbaijan

Only 40 per cent of air pollution is purified in Azerbaijan as gas dust purification equipments are not enough, Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources information agency told.
06 December 2006 [20:46]

Trades at BICEX, Dec. 6

The weighted average exchange prices made up 0,8722 AZN for 1 US dollar in the Baku Interbank Currency Exchange on December 6.
06 December 2006 [17:22]

Azerfon to start early next year

Azerfon LLC, the third GSM operator in Azerbaijan, will start up in the first quarter of next year, Communications and Information technologies Minister Ali Abbasov said.
06 December 2006 [16:10]

300 sellers try to hold rally outside Ganja Executive Power

They protested against the closure of Inam Shopping Centery.
06 December 2006 [15:47]

Azerbaijan to buy boats to improve customs control

Azerbaijan State Customs Committee will buy new special boats to strengthen customs control in the Caspian, Committee chairman Aydin Aliyev said.
06 December 2006 [15:44]

Deputy Minister of Industry and Energy meets French businessmen

Azerbaijan's Deputy Minister of Industry and Energy, Gulmammad Javadov, met with delegation of French businessmen led by Christian Mons, Chairman of the Commission for Caucasus and Central Asia of the French Confederation of Business Enterprises (MEDEF).
06 December 2006 [15:41]

President Aliyev receives Alarko company's chief

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received Ishag Alaton, the President of the Turkey's Alarko company.
06 December 2006 [15:37]

Azerbaijan and Turkey create SOCAR&Turcas Energy Joint Venture

A delegation led by SOCAR President Rovnag Abdullayev has visited Turkey.
06 December 2006 [13:33]

Turkey-Israel energy talks to focus on multiple pipelines

Turkey and Israel are set to discuss multiple pipeline projects that will transport energy resources such as natural gas, oil and electricity as well as water.
06 December 2006 [13:21]

Baku hosts Azerbaijan-France business forum

Today Baku hosts Azerbaijan-France business forum.
06 December 2006 [10:35]

Baku hosts Macroeconomic Regulation in Oil Boom Training

According to the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Asian Development Bank and the Azerbaijan in the framework of the project "Technical assistance for potential strengthening of economic development of Azerbaijan," an international training on Macroeconomic regulation during Oil Boom has started in the Center of Economic Reforms.
06 December 2006 [10:34]

Daewoo delegation to visit Azerbaijan

On December 15 a delegation of Korean Daewoo company will pay a business visit to Azerbaijan.
06 December 2006 [10:33]

Bank Standard lends mortgage loans in regions

Bank Standard JC has started to lend mortgage loans in regions of Azerbaijan. The Bank's branches in Ganja and Lenkeran lent the first mortgage loans.
06 December 2006 [10:10]

Softline becomes official distributor of Kaspersky Lab

Softline has become official distributor of Kaspersky Lab in Azerbaijan.
06 December 2006 [10:09]

Azerbaijan, Georgia to set electricity exchange schedule

Azerbaijan and Georgia will soon set electricity exchange schedule.
06 December 2006 [10:08]

2bn KW/h electricity generated in Azerbaijan

During November some 2bn kilowatts of electricity were produced in Azerbaijan.
06 December 2006 [10:05]

Rovnag Abdullayev meets McDermott president

SOCAR President Rovnag Abdullayev received a delegation led by J. Ray McDermott President Robert A. Deason.
06 December 2006 [10:03]

Inam trade center's facilities to be removed

Facilities in Inam trade centre will be removed to a new trade centre in Yeni Ganja.
06 December 2006 [09:59]

Community Glossary project for Microsoft Windows Vista and Microsoft Office in Azeri continues to progress

Microsoft Azerbaijan held a roundtable on the Community Glossary project for Windows Vista language and 2007 Microsoft Office in Azerbaijani Language.
05 December 2006 [21:15]

Azerbaijan in IDB talks

Etibar Pirverdiyev, President of the Azerenergy electricity company in Azerbaijan, says that Azerbaijan is in talks with the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) concerning a loan worth US$95M to finance the reconstruction of the Mingyachaur hydroelectric power plant.
05 December 2006 [21:11]

Trades at BICEX, Dec. 5

The weighted average exchange prices made up 0,8723 AZN for 1 US dollar in the Baku Interbank Currency Exchange on December 5.
05 December 2006 [21:09]

French businessman arrive in Baku

The delegation of French businessmen led by Christian Monse, Chairman of the Central Asia and Caucasus department of MEDEF, Movement of the French Enterprises, arrived today in Baku, French Embassy to Azerbaijan said.
05 December 2006 [20:42]

ICT sector incomes to exceed petrodollars by 2015 in Azerbaijan

Communications and Information Technologies Minister Ali Abbasov interviewed by APA.
05 December 2006 [17:37]

Inam trade centre in Ganja closed

All the facilities in Inam trade centre were closed in the morning in Ganja. The traders were allowed to remove their goods till the evening.
05 December 2006 [15:41]

Azerbaijan Needs No Russia for Crude Supplies

Russia's Premier Mikhail Fradkov digested an unpleasant surprise at the very start of his visit to Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. The Azeri counterpart of Fradkov, Artur Rasizade, said that, from Jan. 1, his country can independently meet its gas requirements and won't call on Moscow to cut down the tariff rates for oil deliveries via Baku-Novorossiisk pipeline. In this environment, Russia is forced to soften the negotiating rhetoric.
05 December 2006 [15:22]

Taxes Ministry opens WAP version

Today WAP version of the website of Azerbaijan Taxes Ministry has been opened.
05 December 2006 [14:34]

Gas escaping from main pipeline causes fire in Sulu Tepe

Gas escaping from a 500-mm gas main pipeline caused a fire in Sulu Tepe (a Baku suburb).
05 December 2006 [10:45]

Intelligence Brief: Iran Offers Energy Supplies to Azerbaijan

In late November, Unified Energy Systems, Russia's electricity monopoly, announced that it would cut electricity supplies to Azerbaijan from 300 megawatts to 60 megawatts in 2007.
05 December 2006 [10:40]

BSE's turnover up in Jan-Nov

In total the deals concluded on all instruments at the Baku Stock Exchange during the period of January-November stood at approx. AZN 1.130bn.
05 December 2006 [10:35]

Customs taxes and duties collection rises by 39.7% in Jan-Nov

Against planned AZN 462.54m the State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan transferred taxes and duties of AZN 471.99m to the State Budget during January-November of 2006. The forecast was met by 102.04 percent