In January-September of 2008 Azerbaijan received investments of AZN 1,727,600,000 (11.8% lower as compared to the same period of the last year and AZN 100,000,000 that in January-August).

Day.Az reports with reference to the State Statistical Committee of the country, Great Britain is leading for the volume of investments in Azerbaijan with 46.1% or AZN 796,057,300,000. The volume of investments of British companies has dropped by 7.5%.
It is followed by the United States with AZN 345,694,700 (25.4% drop over the last year) or 20% of all foreign investments, Japan AZN 177,471,400 (26.5% drop) or 10.3%. Turkey and Norway changes their places with Turkey taking the fourth position in this list with investments of AZN 125,642,600 (5% drop) or 7.3%, Norway in turn becomes fifth - AZN 110,933,100 (28.5% drop) or 6.4%.
South Korea did not change the investments within a year in September and remained on the level of AZN 37,216,200 (2.1% of total investments(.
1.6% was invested by Germany, 1% by France, 0.6% by Iran and Russia, 0.5% by Czechia, 0.1% Luxembourg, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Italy and the minimum by Finland, Austria, Switzerland, Singapore and Kazakhstan.
Among the international financial institutions World Bank is a leading investor in Azerbaijan with AZN 28,669,500 (1.7% of total investments). It is followed by the Asian Development Bank with AZN 8.8 mln (0.5%), Islamic Development Bank - AZN 7 mln (0.4%), European Bank for Reconstruction and Development AZN 5,441,800 (0.3%), Kuwait Economic Development Fund AZN 2.9 mln (0.2%) and Save the children International Organization AZN 0.15 mln.
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