Trade between Russia`s Astrakhan region and Azerbaijan saw a 14-fold increase in the first half of 2011 as compared to the same period last year, according to Astrakhan`s Ministry of International and Foreign Economic Relations.
"The Astrakhan-Azerbaijan trade reached 8.3 million US dollars in the first six months of the year," a statement of the ministry said.
"Last year the trade between the region and the country made $13.9 million."
"The volume of exports made $7.7 million, while import volumes made $567,000 in the first half of 2011," the Ministry said.

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