Business
02 September 2005 [12:28]
The head of the state Ilham Aliyev signed a decree on assertion of the regulations on the copyrights Agency of the Azerbaijan Republic.
25 August 2005 [12:07]
A ceremony was held at the “Europe” hotel today in connection with 80th anniversary of the “TuranAlem” bank of Kazakhstan and opening of the representation of the bank in our country.
25 August 2005 [09:36]
The 11th Azerbaijan International Health Exhibition will be held in the Sport and Exhibition Complex named after Heydar Aliyev on November 2-5.
25 August 2005 [09:14]
Since the beginning of 2005 goods turnover between Azerbaijan and Turkey comprised over $283m. the State Statistics Committee (SSC) informed Trend Azerbaijan imported $180.3m worth of goods from Turkey, or 7% of the entire import.
25 August 2005 [09:10]
Drilling equipment for the RV Investment Services Grou? LLC will be delivered to Azerbaijan from Europe on 5-7 September this year.
24 August 2005 [09:27]
RV Investment Services Grou? LLC is currently preparing proposals to the Azerbaijani government on the development of a new gold mine ‘Chovdar’ in Dashkasan, west Azerbaijan.
24 August 2005 [09:19]
The Azerbaijan International Operating Company (AIOC), the biggest oil producer in Azerbaijan under PSAs, will start profit tax payment to the public starting from 2006.
24 August 2005 [09:12]
Since the start of the year the goods in the total amount of about $368 million were imported to Italy from Azerbaijan.
24 August 2005 [08:59]
The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) shipped today, on 23August 280 tons of the liquefied gas under the contract with a number of companies.
24 August 2005 [08:56]
The executive director of the Iran Export Development Bank Nouruz Kokhzadi and head of the “Elite” Azerbaijan Trade-Industry Group Ali Evsen signed an agreement on exporting 800 “Samand” motor cars produced by the “Iran-Khodrow” auto-industry group in Tehran on Monday.
24 August 2005 [08:49]
“Bayerishce Landesbank” acting in Azerbaijan invested 430 million euros in the economy of the country.
24 August 2005 [08:21]
Foreign debt of Azerbaijan still remains conservative.
24 August 2005 [08:19]
Intensive economic development and consolidation of exchange rate of the national currency will result in rise of the per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2006.
24 August 2005 [08:17]
Three-sided sub- regional seminar on labor management and state employment services for the selected CIS countries will be held in Cyprus Republic by the International Labor Organization (ILO) on 17-18 October.
23 August 2005 [10:22]
11-th Azerbaijan International Building Exhibition will be held in Baku on 19-22 October.
23 August 2005 [10:20]
BP as operator of the Shah Deniz gas and condensate development project, today announced that it has spudded the fourth pre-drill development well which will complete the Shah Deniz Stage 1 Pre-drilling Programme.
23 August 2005 [09:47]
10 post offices of Baku will be ready to receive money transfers realized by means of “Western Union” system soon.
23 August 2005 [09:44]
The Ministry of Economic Development (MED) presented to the Ministry of Finances the macro-economic forecasts for 2006, Farhad Aliyev.
23 August 2005 [09:40]
The Production Union (PU) Bakı Telefon Rabitasi (BTRİB), part of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies (MCIT) plans to provide the subscribers with the CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) services.
23 August 2005 [09:22]
On Saturday Baku hosted a conference on "The role of consumer rights protection in the development of national production in Azerbaijan”.
23 August 2005 [09:17]
The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) forecasts, the world oil price will not drop below $45-50 for barrel in 2006.
23 August 2005 [09:14]
Barmek Azerbaijan company, which is involved in governing the energy networks of Baku and Sumgayit, will build a plant on the production of energy meters in the amount of $11m.
23 August 2005 [09:01]
Autumn exhibition season will be opened with III Azerbaijan International Furniture, Interior and Design Exhibition.
20 August 2005 [09:38]
There are no any legal grounds for refusing to give license for performing the cellular communication services to Catel from the part of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies (MCIT), executive director of the Azerbaijani-American Joint Venture (JV) Catel (Caspian American Telecommunications, LLC) Sadig Gumbatov told Trend exclusively.
20 August 2005 [09:20]
On Friday the International Bank of Azerbaijan (IBA) signed an agreement with the leading western banks headed by Citigroup bank of the United States and Commerzbank of Germany on attraction of syndicate credit of $56m.
20 August 2005 [09:05]
The economist of the department of International Monetary Fund (IMF) over Middle East and Central Asia countries, delegation headed by the leadership of the organization of mission over Azerbaijan Vitally Kramarenko will arrive in our country on August 24.
20 August 2005 [08:59]
A three-day automobile exhibition started in Amburan rest center on Friday.
20 August 2005 [08:56]
The Azerbaijani Micro Finance Bank (AMFB) has started utilization of the $3m credit of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) allotted for the term of 5 years for financing micro and small credits.
19 August 2005 [10:09]
Yield of tobacco leaves in Azerbaijan in 2005 is forecasted in the volume of about 8,000 tons, which is for 1300 tons more of the 2004 figure.
19 August 2005 [09:59]
The Azerbaijnai –American Joint Venture (JV) Catel (Caspian American Telecommunications, LLC) plans to invest over $10 million in the communications sphere of Azerbaijan.
19 August 2005 [09:44]
In the second quarter of 2005 a total of 42,447 jobs were registered in Azerbaijan, including 22,078 permanent jobs.
19 August 2005 [08:40]
A presentation titled “Azerbaijan. Tourism of the God of fire country” will be held in Vienna, Austria, in Cobencel Castle on 24 August.
19 August 2005 [08:12]
The second large bank of Kazakhstan TuranAlem (BTA) will open its representative office in Baku on 24 August and plans to buy a local bank.
09 August 2005 [10:09]
For seven months of the current year the Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies (MCIT) invested 47 billion, 172 million manats ($9,9 million) in the telecommunications sphere of Azerbaijan.
09 August 2005 [09:27]
(NA "Novosti - Gruziya") – The Union of oil goods producers, importers and consumers is in favour of Azerbaijan to be also in future the main supplier of motor fuel to Georgia.
09 August 2005 [09:11]
The 1st auction of bonds emitted by leasing company is planned to be held at the Azerbaijan stock market next month.
09 August 2005 [09:01]
Problems with energy supply may arise in Azerbaijan in winter, head of the Barmek Azerbaijan Ltd. Huseyn Arabul said, Trend reports.
09 August 2005 [08:50]
The Department for State Property Management and Privatization (DSPM) under the Ministry of Economic Development (MED) announced extending of the investment competitions on sale of shares of the Baku Electrical Founding Plant (Baki Elektriktokme Joint Stock Company (JSC) and Mingyachevir Weaving Mill Open Joint Stock Company (OJSC Mingecevir-Toxucu).
09 August 2005 [08:36]
"Sharp decline of US dollar rate towards manat is a negative factor in production and affects negatively export stimulation.
08 August 2005 [08:56]
Representatives of Azerbaijan will take part in the international workshop, dedicated to the experimenting on perspective vegetable grades.
08 August 2005 [08:50]
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) – a USA government agency, in charge of support of private American investments, approved allocation of $10 million to the joint Azerbaijani-American enterprise (JV) Catel (Caspian American Telecommunications, LLC).
06 August 2005 [11:32]
The gas reserves in the South Caspian basin in future as compared to the oil reserves may considerably increase. In the basin, where Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and Iran are parts, there are about 40 gas fields.
06 August 2005 [11:15]
The Azerbaijan International Operating Company (AIOC) started drilling of next producing well with 4,400 meters project depth at the Chirag field.
06 August 2005 [11:11]
During the last 3,5 years the Joint Stock Company (JSC) Azerenerji paid on loans, allocated by he international financial institutions some $100 million, head of Azerenerji Etibar Pirverdiyev stated on 5 August at the news conference.
06 August 2005 [09:38]
RV Investment Services Grou? LLC is interested in developing gold bearing fields in Dashkesan, the company’s head Riza Vesari told on 5 August.
06 August 2005 [09:33]
New gold fields are planned to commission in the III quarter of 2007, the operations director of the Azerbaijan International Mining Company Dgerard Filipps told on 5 August.
06 August 2005 [09:10]
The president of the “Azerenergy” Open Stock Company (OSC) Etibar Pirverdiyev held a press-conference in the headquarters of the Yeni Azerbaijan Party yesterday.
05 August 2005 [08:39]
In accordance with the operative data, grain harvest was gathered in 769,900 hectares sowing area, or in 96.8% of sowing areas.
05 August 2005 [08:36]
Azerbaijan maintained trade relations with 124 countries of the world over first half-year. Foreign goods turnover reached $3.4 billion with $1.3 billion export and $2.1 billion import.
05 August 2005 [08:30]
The Azerbaijan International Operational Company (?IOC) plans to ship in August from the Black Sea port Supsa 656,000 tons of the Azeri Light oil, produced at the Azeri-Chirag-Gyuneshli (ACG) oil field. 135,000 tons of oil will be shipped on 6-7 August by the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR), which sold this consignment to the Select Energy trader at the tender.
05 August 2005 [08:26]
The intergovernmental agreement on the Kazakhstan’s joining Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) project will be signed in October 2005, Vladimir Shkolnik, the Energy and Mineral Resources Minister, said to a meeting in Aktau.
05 August 2005 [08:20]
British-U.S. BP intends to increase the expenditure with the Azerbaijani joint enterprises (JE) and state companies in 5 years.
04 August 2005 [11:17]
Terror act in Mahackala section of Mozdok-Gazimammed gas pipeline was prevented.
04 August 2005 [10:41]
The Azerbaijan International Operation Company (AIOC) suspended yesterday the operation of the Baku-Supsa pipeline (”the western route”) according to the schedule.
04 August 2005 [09:48]
Reaping process has ended in the 97% of the cornfields so far.769.833 acres of field was planted with grain in Azerbaijan in 2005, 744.866 hectares of field was reaped.
04 August 2005 [09:11]
Opening of the anti-corruption legal defense centers in Azerbaijan (ALDC) is an integral part of the international exchange of experience in the corruption fighting sphere.
04 August 2005 [08:40]
The Turkish Star group of companies will complete the construction of the two plants on production of automobiles and domestic appliances till late 2005.
04 August 2005 [08:37]
The Russian Transneft Company permitted the Azerbaijan International Operating Company (AIOC) to transport 388,000 tons oil through the Baku-Novorossiysk pipeline in September 2005.
03 August 2005 [10:32]
In accordance with the forecast of the Economic Development Ministry, GDP of Azerbaijan will make up 70.5 billion manats in 2006 with 30.5% economic growth.
03 August 2005 [09:59]
Iran has not determined a new composition of the bilateral commission on economic cooperation with Azerbaijan due to non-formation of new government after the election of the new President.
03 August 2005 [09:37]
Enterprise producing refrigerators has been opened in Shamakhi.
03 August 2005 [08:58]
For the first half year Azerbaijan paid 4,2 million USD for membership in international organizations.
03 August 2005 [08:56]
An Understanding Memorandum was signed with the Asian Bank for Development (ABD) on realization of the new joint technical aid project in the Economic Development Ministry (EDM) yesterday.
03 August 2005 [08:53]
The Ministry of Economic Development (MED) of Azerbaijan submitted the macro-economic forecast for 2006 to the Cabinet of Ministers, the Minister of Economic Development Farhad Aliyev told journalists.
03 August 2005 [08:47]
The Ministry of Agriculture (MA) of Azerbaijan has banned officially import of meat and other food products to the country, particularly, chicken, eggs and various poultry from Kazakhstan, China, Japan, Pakistan and a number of Asian countries.
03 August 2005 [08:42]
The reason of dismissing some of the associates working in the local departments of the “Barmek-Azerbaijan electric Net” LTD is that they could not fulfill instructed tasks”.
03 August 2005 [08:41]
Presentation of the project “Corruption in Azerbaijan. How to fight it?”, being implemented by the “Constitution” Research Foundation under the support of the Eurasia Foundation and the Open Society Institute took place on 2 August in Baku.
02 August 2005 [11:33]
The Excelcior hotel will open in Baku on Monday, Trend reports.
02 August 2005 [11:24]
On Monday the Ganja Automobile Plant received the first sets of spare parts for the assembly of automobiles under the contract concluded with the Ulyanov.
02 August 2005 [09:43]
The state program for the development of the information and communications technologies in Azerbaijan (2005-2008) is expected to be adopted this week, Ali Abbasov.
02 August 2005 [09:40]
The local telephone talks will be payable in Azerbaijan by the end of the year.
02 August 2005 [09:32]
On Monday the Azerbaijan International Oil Company (AIOC) interrupted work in the Georgian terminal in accordance with schedule.
01 August 2005 [10:18]
The Gyanja car factory coordinates the issue of the first export delivery of its output.
01 August 2005 [10:05]
Akbar Noman, the ex-manager of the World Bank (WB) on Azerbaijan, plans to arrive in Baku anew on 2 August.
01 August 2005 [10:00]
The Gazeksport Ltd, the daughter company of the Gasprom Joint Stock Company (JSC), resumed the gas export to Azerbaijan in the night from 29 to 30 July, the Azerigaz JSC told Trend.
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