20.10.2011 | Readed: 1329
Speaker of the Azerbaijani Parliament, Ogtay Asadov met Ecuadorian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Integration Ricardo Armando Patino Aroca on Wednesday. Asadov said such visits would contribute to development of bilateral relationship. According to him, Azerbaijan is among those......
20.10.2011 | Readed: 1267
The second Azerbaijan-Germany business forum was held Wednesday in Baku as part of the visit of chief of Bavarian State Ministry of Economy, Infrastructure, Transport and Technology`s department on international trade. The forum was co-organized by the Azerbaijan Export & Investment......
13.10.2011 | Readed: 1326
On October 12th, visiting President of Austria Heinz Fischer met with the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Artur Rasizade. The Austrian president expressed pleasure with his visit to Azerbaijan. Assessing the talks with President Ilham Aliyev as highly positive, Mr. Fischer said he is......
13.10.2011 | Readed: 1328
On October 12th chief of Azerbaijan`s State Oil Company (SOCAR) Rovnag Abdullayev met with Austrian minister for economy, family and youth Reynhold Mitterlenher. Mr. Abdullayev said a visit of Austrian President Heinz Fischer to Azerbaijan will give a new impetus to development of......
13.10.2011 | Readed: 1305
On October 12th more than 260 business people from Azerbaijan and Austria came together in Baku to explore ways of building cooperation in a variety of fields, including agriculture, food industry, construction, consulting, ICT, finance, alternative energy and healthcare. The forum, held......
11.10.2011 | Readed: 1334
On October 10th an international conference titled "Building bridges over borders" co-organized by GUAM Parliamentary Assembly and Baltic Assembly started in Azerbaijani Parliament. Opening the meeting, head of Azerbaijani delegation to GUAM PA Elton Mammadov spoke of the importance of......
08.10.2011 | Readed: 1316
On October 7th the Ministry of Economic Development of Azerbaijan and French Development Agency signed a memorandum of understanding on FIA Group`s operation in Azerbaijan, as part of official visit of French President Nicholas Sarkozy to Azerbaijan. The document was signed by......
07.10.2011 | Readed: 1296
On October 6th Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Artur Rasizade received a group of participants of the Council Meeting of the International Congress of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs. Rasizade said development of entrepreneurship in Azerbaijan and creation of favorable business climate was......
07.10.2011 | Readed: 1347
A delegation led by President of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) Rovnag Abdullayev participated in the 6th Eurasian Forum "KAZERNERGY-2011" dedicated to the 20th anniversary of Kazakhstan`s independence in Astana. Abdullayev informed participants on cooperation of......
05.10.2011 | Readed: 1295
On October 4th An Investor`s Fair organized by the Azerbaijan Micro-finance Association (AMFA) started here. Representatives of micro-finance organizations and banks and the US ambassador to Azerbaijan Matthew Bryze are attending the fair. Issues of prevention of over-indebtedness......
05.10.2011 | Readed: 1327
Azerbaijan`s deputy prime minister Yagub Eyyubov has said his country attaches a particular importance to developing cooperation with Russia. "We place a special emphasis on developing our cooperation with the Russian Federation, including its federal districts," Eyyubov told a Russian......
05.10.2011 | Readed: 1372
On October 4th Azerbaijan`s Minister of Foreign Affairs Elmar Mammadyarov met with the Director General of Bilateral Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belgium Geert Muylle. The current state of bilateral relations was discussed in the meeting. The Belgian official was informed......
05.10.2011 | Readed: 1337
Norwegian energy company Statoil`s officials have expressed their intention to expand their activity in Azerbaijan. Statoil's executive vice president Peter Melbye, Vice Chairperson Torgeir Kydland and President of Statoil in Azerbaijan Lars Troen Sorensen met Azeri Minister of......
05.10.2011 | Readed: 1267
The European Union plans to issue an additional 150 million euros to finance the Eastern Partnership project until 2014, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said. About 2 billion euros will be spent on realization of the project and 1.2 billion euros will be provided for bilateral......
01.10.2011 | Readed: 1229
"Azerbaijan, Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova agreed in Warsaw on expansion of cooperation with the European Union and develop energy projects," the minister of foreign affairs and European integration of Moldova Yuri Leanca said at the meeting of heads of the foreign ministries of GUAM held in......
29.09.2011 | Readed: 1346
The 37th meeting of Parliamentary Assembly of Black Sea Economic Cooperation (PABSEC) Cultural, Educational and Social Affairs Committee has today started in Azerbaijan`s capital. Speaking in the meeting, member of Azerbaijani Parliament, deputy chairman of the PABSEC Committee Jale......
29.09.2011 | Readed: 1296
Members of the Caspian-European Integration Business Club (CEIBC) met with the US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Matthew Bryza. CEIBC president and chief executive director Telman Aliyev provided information on activity of the organization. He noted that CEIBC which was established in 2002......
16.09.2011 | Readed: 1275
Azerbaijan`s minister of information and communication technologies Ali Abbasov has addressed the Annual Meeting of the New Champions, the "Summer Davos", in Dalian, China. The minister highlighted Azerbaijan`s ICT achievements. Abbasov said development of information technologies was......
14.09.2011 | Readed: 1326
Chief of the Azerbaijan State Migration Service Arzu Rahimov was in Latvia from September 5 to 10 at the invitation of the Latvian Interior Ministry. During the trip, the Azeri Chief Migration Officer had a number of meetings in Latvia. Rahimov and head of the Latvian Interior......
13.09.2011 | Readed: 1294
The 3rd international scientific and practical conference on custom electronic services strated in Baku. The co-oganizers of the event are the State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan and the Russian Federal Customs Service. The conference brings together nearly 200 delegations from 25......
13.09.2011 | Readed: 1269
The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic, SOCAR held press conference on discovery of new gas deposit on the Absheron block at the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea. Vice-president of SOCAR, academician Khoshbakht Yusifzade informed the media representatives on the deposit, answered......
08.09.2011 | Readed: 1328
Azerbaijan ranked 55th in the overall rankings in the Global Competitiveness Report. The Global Competitiveness Report 2011-2012, comes out amid multiple challenges to the global economy and a continuing shift in the balance of economic activity away from advanced economies and toward......
02.09.2011 | Readed: 1278
Azerbaijan will be represented at the China-Eurasia exhibition from September1 to 5, due in Urumchi, Beijing. The aim of the event is expansion of economic cooperation between China and other countries in the Eurasian region, study investment opportunities, to exchange ideas related to......
26.08.2011 | Readed: 1373
Oil and gas from ACG and Shah Deniz continue to flow via subsea pipelines to the Sangachal terminal. The capacity of the terminal's overall processing systems is currently 1.2 million barrels of oil and 25.5 million cubic metres of Shah Deniz gas per day (about 39.5 million cubic......
23.08.2011 | Readed: 1302
The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has started providing consulting assistance to Industry and Energy Ministry of Azerbaijan as part of the World Friendship Consulting programme for the development of non-oil sector of the Azerbaijan economy. The Ministry reports that......
21.08.2011 | Readed: 1335
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......
21.08.2011 | Readed: 1311
Germany`s ambassador in Baku Herbert Quelle has said Azerbaijan is one of his country`s major oil suppliers. "Azerbaijan is seventh among main suppliers of oil to Germany," he noted. The ambassador said Germany exported 700 million euros worth goods, in particular vehicles, to......
19.08.2011 | Readed: 1371
The Guardian, a British national daily newspaper has published an article titled "End of the USSR: visualizing how the former Soviet countries are doing, 20 years on". The article focuses on key data concerning the economic situation in former USSR republics two decades since the Soviet Union......
14.08.2011 | Readed: 1409
Official representatives of Caspian states (Azerbaijan, Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Iran) in Aktau, Kazakhstan, have signed protocol on regional readiness, response and cooperation in case of incidents causing oil pollution. The protocol was signed as part of the third session of......
14.08.2011 | Readed: 1348
Chairman of Azerbaijan`s State Customs Comittee, lieutenant-general Aydin Aliyev met US ambassador Mattew Bryza. Mr. Aliyev said the relations between Azerbaijan and US were rapidly deloping in all spheres. He briefed on activity of the state customs service, which is to turn 20 next year.......
11.08.2011 | Readed: 1282
On August 10th Azerbaijan`s Premier Artur Rasizade met with Roosevelt Skerrit, Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Dominica. Skerrit expressed assurance the current visit would give a push to future development of bilateral relations, adding there is enormous potential for development......
09.08.2011 | Readed: 1368
Budget revenues of Azerbaijan`s State Oil Fund (SOFAZ) for the period of January-June, 2011 reached 7827.2 million manats, while budget expenditures constituted 2593.1 mln manats. Revenue of 7692.2 mln manats for the period of January-June, 2011 was received from implementation of oil and......
03.08.2011 | Readed: 1357
The United State`s magazine "Wall Street Journal" has published an article on Azerbaijan`s role in Nabucco pipeline. The article says: "Two decades after Azerbaijan emerged from the Soviet Union and began striking oil deals with Western companies, it faces vital decisions on its plans......
30.07.2011 | Readed: 1281
A special edition of "The Business Year" journal dedicated to the 20th anniversary of Azerbaijan`s independence was presented yesterday. Head of the Azerbaijan President Administration`s socio-political department Ali Hasanov linked the edition to the fact that Azerbaijan has been the......
29.07.2011 | Readed: 1351
A region`s new second-to-none business aviation terminal has opened its doors today in Azerbaijan. The first flight was organized to Italy. Silk Way Business Aviation Company is an owner of the terminal. The terminal houses large hall, family rooms and business center, rooms for......
23.07.2011 | Readed: 1236
Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov met GUAM Secretary General Valeri Chechelashvili. The talks focused on the current state of relations, prospects for cooperation in economic, humanitarian, tourism, transport and other spheres, as well as GUAM`s relationship with......
22.07.2011 | Readed: 1343
A meeting with German delegation was held at the Cabinet of Ministers of the Azerbaijan. The meeting co-chaired by Azerbaijan deputy Prime Minister Abid Sharifov and chief of division of German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development Friedel Eggelmeyer discussed......
19.07.2011 | Readed: 1346
The 4th meeting of Azerbaijan-China commission on trade and economic cooperation started here. The meeting co-chaired by Azerbaijan deputy Prime Minister Abid Sharifov and Chinese vice-Minister of Commerce Zhong Shan will discuss economic cooperation and expansion of relations between the......
16.07.2011 | Readed: 1324
The Interconnector Turkey-Greece-Italy (ITGI) gas pipeline creates the most real opportunity for export of Azerbaijani gas to Europe. The statement came from president of Greek Depa Harris Sachinis, visiting Baku. He said ‘ITGI fully meets the strategic interests of......
12.07.2011 | Readed: 1295
The First meeting of the working group on trade and economy between Azerbaijan and the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, People`s Republic of China (PRC) was held in Azerbaijan`s capital. Speaking in the meeting, Azeri Deputy Minister of Economic Development Niyazi Safarov briefed the......
08.07.2011 | Readed: 1282
Prime Minister of Belarus Mikhail Myasnikovich has kicked off an official visit to Azerbaijan. Belarusian Prime Minister was welcomed at the Ganja International Airport. Myasnikovich started his visit by laying flowers at the monument to national leader Heydar Aliyev in the city......
08.07.2011 | Readed: 1276
The second Azerbaijan International Insurance Forum (AIIF 2011) started here on July 7th. The two-day Forum, organized by Azerbaijan Insurers Association (ASA) and Ministry of Finance, has brought together representatives of insurance companies of Europe and CIS member states.......