Business
02 October 2006 [12:58]
Gas supply to some districts of Baku has been cut off.
01 October 2006 [15:13]
Under the terms of ?7,28 mln loan agreement signed between the International Bank of Azerbaijan /IBA/ and Netherlands's Robobank, Shaki Agro Industry Ltd has started building a milk processing factory in Orta Zerzid village of Shaki region.
01 October 2006 [15:09]
Georgian Energy Minister Nika Gilauri said on September 30 that in 'case of necessity' Georgia will import electricity from Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Iran during winter.
01 October 2006 [15:06]
'Caspian Moods' exhibition was held September 30 at the Kapellhaus Germany-Azerbaijan Cultural Center.
01 October 2006 [15:02]
The United States has always tried, for strategic reasons, to build gas pipelines, excluding Russia's participation, in order to prevent Europe from depending on Russian gas, which currently covers one third of its total needs of gas.
01 October 2006 [12:19]
Iran will support any OPEC move to bring crude oil prices back to acceptable levels following a recent slide, Iran's OPEC Governor Hossein Kazempour Ardebili said on Sunday.
01 October 2006 [12:14]
Iranian Energy Minister Parviz Fattah said Iran would finalize a contract with Armenia to construct a dam in Araz by the end of the current Iranian year, falling on March 20, 2007.
01 October 2006 [12:10]
"The three countries, Turkey, Georgia and Azerbaijan, are firm on carrying out this project with their own financial resources; they have enough funds to finance the railway's construction in one way or another," says a Turkish diplomat.
30 September 2006 [16:39]
Turkish Transportation Minister Binali Yildirim will leave for the Azeri capital of Baku on Sunday to participate in the Global Alliance for Information and Communication Technologies and Development (GAID) meeting.
30 September 2006 [14:18]
Japan's government will refrain from extending loans or guaranteeing debts for development of Iran's giant Azadegan oil field by Japan's biggest oil developer if the United Nations Security Council imposes economic sanctions on Tehran.
30 September 2006 [14:05]
The Pentagon said on Friday Turkey may buy $2.9 billion worth of F-16 airplanes, while South Korea may purchase $1.5 billion in Patriot missile system equipment.
30 September 2006 [13:40]
Turkmen President Saparmurat Niyazov has approved the decision of the tender commission of the State Committee for Fisheries and the conclusion of the expert commission on announcing the Turkish "AVKA Yapi Sanayi we Dis Tijaret Limited Sirketi" a winner of the international tender.
30 September 2006 [12:49]
The Azerbaijan-Lithuania business forum is to be held October 5 in Riga.
30 September 2006 [12:46]
The recent problem between the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) and AFFA has been solved.
30 September 2006 [12:38]
Azercell telecom will start a new campaign - BonusPay.
30 September 2006 [11:57]
Azerbaijan's Tariff Council considered intraurban and suburban as well as Baku-Sumgayit passenger transportation tariffs.
30 September 2006 [10:31]
The weighted average exchange price made up 0.8750 AZN/USD at trading sessions held at the Baku Interbank Currency Exchange.
30 September 2006 [10:23]
Latvian-Azerbaijani business-forum will be held in Latvia on October 5.
30 September 2006 [09:36]
16 drowned ships were lifted from Baku Bay in the past two years, Letife Huseynova, Ecology and Natural Resources Ministry Monitoring Office chairwoman told.
29 September 2006 [19:14]
Trade Policy Coordinating Committee of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Program (CAPEC) held a seminar at Hyatt Conference Center on September 28.
29 September 2006 [18:57]
In Urumqi (XUAR, China) the solemn opening of the 5th ministerial conference of Central Asian Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) will be held on October 20, Kazinform refers to press release of the Asian Development Bank.
29 September 2006 [16:49]
Barmek-Azerbaijan President Huseyn Arabul will take most of the skilful engineers to Turkey after hand-over test finishes.
29 September 2006 [13:44]
Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev issued an executive order on confirmation of new composition of the Azerbaijan-France Economic Commission.
29 September 2006 [13:40]
The foreign trade turnover of Azerbaijan will hit $19.7bn next year.
29 September 2006 [10:29]
Memorandum on Ukraine's participation in the construction of a ring road the Black Sea has been signed at the Sochi meeting of Transportation Ministers of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization (BSECO) member states.
29 September 2006 [10:25]
RAO EES delegation will visit Baku on October 15. Azerenergy OJSC chief engineer Saleh Mammadov told that the delegation of the Unified Energy System of Russia will submit Baku the proposal on the price and volume of the energy to be provided for Azerbaijan.
29 September 2006 [10:07]
An investment promoter indicted in New York City on bribery charges was ordered extradited to the United States by a Bahamian judge on Thursday.
29 September 2006 [09:50]
Azerbaijan's defense expenditure is expected to be raised by 26, 7 percent on average in 2007.
29 September 2006 [09:34]
The weighted average exchange price made up 0.8748 AZN/USD at trading sessions held at the Baku Interbank Currency Exchange yesterday.
29 September 2006 [09:30]
Taxes Ministry Operational Control Department have to date examined 110 839 various kinds of trade facilities and found serious irregularities in 25 908 of them.
29 September 2006 [09:10]
Yesterday workshop has been held in Baku within ADB-supported the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation.
29 September 2006 [09:05]
Azerbaijan has exported 4 659 231.4 tonnes of crude oil of $1.8968 503bn during January-August of the year.
29 September 2006 [09:02]
State Committee for the Management of the State Property brought a lawsuit against 500 organizations in Azerbaijan.
29 September 2006 [08:36]
SOCAR President Rovnag Abdullayev has today received Anne E. Derse, US ambassador to Azerbaijan.
29 September 2006 [08:28]
AZN 5mn has been delivered to the State Budget from privatization through investment competitions since early this year and over 12 000 new jobs have been created in the privatized enterprises.
29 September 2006 [08:23]
Azerenergy OJSC has increased the number of employees by twice this year.
28 September 2006 [16:26]
Armenian Government has approved the Draft State Budget for 2007 and submitted it to the Parliament. The incomes and expenditures of the State Budget are forecasted to be $1.545bn and $1.725bn respectively.
28 September 2006 [16:03]
Azerenergy is studying the hydroelectric potential of the Mountain Rivers.
28 September 2006 [13:37]
Energy Minister Parviz Fattah is to begin a visit to Armenia on Thursday to participate in the Iran-Armenia-Georgia trilateral meeting as well as follow up joint border projects and a bilateral agreement for supply of electricity to Armenia.
28 September 2006 [13:18]
Ramiz Hasanov: "Examinations proved that at least 10% of the electric meters of Barmek are non-standard"
28 September 2006 [09:56]
Royal Dutch Shell wants to take part in the development of the Samsun-Ceyhan oil pipeline.
28 September 2006 [09:52]
Over 1, 200 000 foreigners came to Azerbaijan in the first half of the year. 900,000 of them were tourists, Culture and Tourism Ministry told.
28 September 2006 [09:48]
AZN 1.8bn is planned in the State Budget of 2007 for investment. Ogtay Hagverdiyev, chairman of finance and credit sector of the Cabinet of Ministers, told that funds for the investment projects will be a 20 % rise as against that of 2006.
28 September 2006 [09:29]
Taxes Ministry Operational Control Department have to date examined 109 828 various kinds of trade facilities and found serious irregularities in 25 659 of them.
28 September 2006 [09:26]
Azerbaijan's trade with faraway country yielded favorable balance of $1 096.563mn and trade with CIS member states resulted in unfavorable balance of $784.2883mn during January-August of the year.
28 September 2006 [09:24]
2The ban on black caviar and Caspian sturgeon exports of Azerbaijan may be lifted at the meeting of the permanent secretariat of CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.).
28 September 2006 [00:45]
Russian plans for a new natural gas pipeline are placing Turkey in a tough position.
28 September 2006 [00:27]
The companies-members of the Caspian Integration Business Club (CIBC) today met with Natig Aliyev, the Minister of Energy and Industry, the acting co-chairman in CIBC from the side of Azerbaijan.
28 September 2006 [00:23]
The weighted average exchange prices made up 0,8752 AZN for 1 US dollar in the Baku Interbank Currency Exchange on September 27.
27 September 2006 [23:41]
Energy Minister Parviz Fattah said here on Wednesday that with the completion of power lines and ongoing projects, the transfer capacity of electricity between Iran and Azarbaijan Republic will increase to 600 MW.
27 September 2006 [23:14]
As from today, Azerenergy OJSC has begun to supply electricity for 18 regions with interruptions.
27 September 2006 [10:29]
Taxes Ministry Operational Control Department have to date examined 108 822 various kinds of trade facilities and found serious irregularities in 25 425 of them.
27 September 2006 [10:26]
Favorable balance equaled $312 274 700 in exports and imports of Azerbaijan during January-August of the year.
27 September 2006 [09:59]
Royal Dutch Shell said yesterday it had signed a deal with Turkey's Calik Energy and Italy's ENI on its possible participation in a trans-Turkey oil pipeline project.
27 September 2006 [09:45]
Producers are independent in exporting Azerbaijani-made goods to European market.
27 September 2006 [09:41]
Hand-over test in Barmek by the Government of Azerbaijan is expected to be completed in 15 days, Economic Development Minister Heydar Babayev said.
27 September 2006 [09:00]
Tariff Council is going to make decision on the fare of public transportation this week.
26 September 2006 [20:20]
The weighted average exchange prices made up 0.8755 AZN for 1 US dollar in the Baku Interbank Currency Exchange on September 26.
26 September 2006 [20:10]
After months of negotiations Russia's national electricity company completed late Tuesday its controversial purchase of Armenia's power distribution network that will boost the already strong Russian presence in the Armenian energy sector.
26 September 2006 [19:40]
To enhance the bilateral relations between Dubai and Azerbaijan, Abdul Rahman G. Al-Mutaiwee, Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry Director General, received Parviz Ismailzadeh, Azeri Consul General to Dubai.
26 September 2006 [19:36]
Research and Markets has announced the addition of "2006 Central Asian Telecoms Statistics and Market Overview" to their offering.
26 September 2006 [15:03]
One-digit inflation rate forecasted by the Government will remain effective by this year's end.
26 September 2006 [13:55]
Next meeting of Turkish, Azerbaijani and Georgian Transport Ministries will be held in Baku in October within the frames of Kars-Akhalkalaki-Tiflis-Baku railway project.
26 September 2006 [13:44]
Gulmammad Javadov, Azerbaijan Deputy Minister of Industry and Energy met with Nam ?hang Hyun, head of the metal and petrochemical group of Korean Commerce, Industry and Natural Resources Ministry and his accompanying delegation.
26 September 2006 [13:41]
Economic Development Ministry hosted a scientific and practical conference examining how to increase the quality of foodstuffs in Azerbaijan.
26 September 2006 [13:35]
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has established a regional center in Tbilisi, which will cover the Bank's activities in the Caucasus, Moldova and Belarus, the EBRD said on September 25.
26 September 2006 [10:23]
Workshop for TRACECA member states' transportation bodies will take place in Istanbul on November 2-3 within Regulation of Hazardous Cargo Transportation.
26 September 2006 [10:22]
Amendments to the Tax Code proposed by the Taxes Ministry of Azerbaijan were submitted to the President's Office.
26 September 2006 [10:17]
Azerbaijani Minister of Communication and Information Technologies Ali Abbasov visited Turkey at the invitation of his Turkish counterpart Binali Yildirim.
26 September 2006 [10:01]
Signs of new gold, copper and nickel deposits have been discovered in Azerbaijani western regions of Gadabey, Khanlar and Dashkesen.
26 September 2006 [09:48]
Over 150 000 electric meters were installed throughout the country.
26 September 2006 [09:37]
Auction on placement of T-bills with the state registration number 10502813S will be held at Baku Stock Exchange tomorrow.
25 September 2006 [22:52]
The meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers presided by Prime Minister Artur Rasizadeh took place on September 25. The discussions at the meeting revolved around the 2007 draft state budget, conception and forecast of development of Azerbaijan Republic for 2007 and the next 3 years.
25 September 2006 [21:48]
Ministers from Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan will discuss ways of further expanding regional cooperation at the fifth meeting of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Programme's participating countries due to take place on October 20 in Urumqi, China.
25 September 2006 [21:45]
The weighted average exchange prices made up 0,8754 AZN for 1 US dollar in the Baku Interbank Currency Exchange on September 25.
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