Business

28 November 2008 [15:16]

Osman Gunduz: "Cost of internet in Azerbaijan is 20-40 times higher than in neighbor states"

The cost of Internet in Azerbaijan is 20-40 times higher in Azerbaijan as compared to other countries, said president of the Internet forum of Azerbaijan Osman Gunduz, regarding the situation on the Internet services market.
28 November 2008 [12:55]

Azerbaijani Finance ministry and USAID discuss prospects of cooperation

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Samir Sharifov received in Baku USAID administrator and US director on foreign assistance Henrietta Fore, said the press service for the Azerbaijani Finance Minister.
28 November 2008 [12:29]

Azerbaijan will increase focus on the development of non-oil sector and regions

With a view to developing the economy of the country in 2009, Azerbaijan will be carrying out a number of activities, said Shahin Mustafayev, Minister of Economic Development.
28 November 2008 [11:32]

Mubariz Gurbanly: "Azerbaijan's economy is secured from the world economic crisis"

"The world economic crisis will not have a significant influence in Azerbaijan", said Mubariz Gurbanly, executive secretary of the Yeni Azerbaijan party and Milli Medjlis deputy.
27 November 2008 [16:58]

A new bridge to communicate Azerbaijan and Dagestan

An opening ceremony of a new bridge over the Samur river was held in Meherremkent region of Dagestan.
27 November 2008 [16:20]

Gulamhuseyn Alibeyli: "The world financial crisis is already recorded in Azerbaijan"

"The world financial crisis is already observed in Azerbaijan and it has an impact on economy", said former presidential candidate and chairman of the steering committee of the Aydinlar party Gulamhuseyn Alibeyli.
26 November 2008 [13:52]

Ilham Shaban: "$10 reduction in the cost of a barrel of oil on the world market reduces Azerbaijan's revenues in the amount of $3 bln"

"The internal factors of national economy (reduction of VAT or income tax) do not play a special role in the state budget formation, said head of the Center of Oil Researches Ilham Shaban.
26 November 2008 [11:02]

SOCAR specialists to share experience with Libyan oil workers

SOCAR president Rovnag Abdullayev received Mohamed Omar Al-Barrani, Lian co-chair of the Libya-Azerbaijan intergovernmental commission, secretary on Asian and Australian affairs of the Libyan National Committee on External Ties and International Cooperation.
26 November 2008 [10:40]

Sumato Energy purchases 1,000,000 barrels of oil from Azerbaijan

The SOCAR Department of Marketing and Economic Operations has declared the purchaser of 1,000,000 barrels of Azeri Light Oil.
26 November 2008 [10:32]

USAID and NBA to finance Azerbaijan financial sector stability program

USAID and National Bank of Azerbaijan have signed an agreement on joint financing in the framework of the financial sector stability program, implemented under USAID support.
26 November 2008 [10:19]

Rovnag Abdullayev: "In the future Azerbaijan will play a significant role in provision of energy security of Europe"

SOCAR president Rovnag Abdullayev received a delegation led by Henrietta Fore, USAID administrator and US foreign assistance director.
25 November 2008 [16:34]

Meeting with USAID administrator held in SOFAR

SOCAR chief executive Shahmar Novruzov received USAID administrator and US assistance director Henriette Fore, said sources from SOFAR.
25 November 2008 [14:50]

Parliament approves state budget of Azerbaijan for 2009

On November 25 Milli Medjlis approved the state budget of Azerbaijan and a package of budget laws for 2009.
25 November 2008 [12:16]

Azerbaijan-Turkey Business Forum to take place Baku today

Azerbaijan’s Confederation of Entrepreneurs (ACE) and Turkey’s Independent Industrialists & Businessmen Association (MUSIAD) will be holding Azeri-Turkish Business Forum in Baku on Nov. 25.
25 November 2008 [11:54]

Latif Gandilov: "Support of the territorial integrity of the states is among the priorities of external policy of Kazakhstan"

Day.Az interview with ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Azerbaijan to Kazakhstan Latif Gandilov.
25 November 2008 [10:12]

ADB to finance projects in the sphere of infrastructure and institutional development

Asian Development Bank plans to allocate $200,000,000 for infrastructural projects to Azerbaijan every year.
24 November 2008 [16:44]

Azerbaijani-Turkish business forum to be held in Baku

Baku will host the Azerbaijani-Turkish business forum, arranged by the confederation of entrepreneurs of Azerbaijan and Turkish Industrialists and Businessmen Association (MUSAID).
24 November 2008 [13:52]

WB vice president: "The world financial crisis will not have a serious impact on Azerbaijan"

The world financial crisis may reduce the budget spendings of Azerbaijan, said WB vice president Shigeo Catsu.
24 November 2008 [11:56]

Presidents of Azerbaijan, Turkey and Turkmenistan to discuss prospects of energy cooperation

President of Turkey Abdullah Gul will arrive in Turkmenbashi city on November 28.
22 November 2008 [13:56]

IBA entering market of countries of Persian gulf

According to the press service for the Bank, the first regional representative office of the International Bank of Azerbaijan has opened in the United Arab Emirates.
22 November 2008 [12:40]

Gudrat Hasanquliyev: "The global economic crisis already has a negative influence on Azerbaijan"

"The global financial crisis already affects Azerbaijan", said chairman of the United popular front party of Azerbaijan Gudrat Hasanquliyev.
22 November 2008 [10:30]

$1 bln to be invested into electricity and gas distribution spheres of Azerbaijan

$1 bln will be invested into the electricity and gas distribution sectors of Azerbaijan in the framework of the program of Central-Asian regional cooperation by 2017, said vice president of Asian Development Bank Siaoyu Zhao.
22 November 2008 [10:12]

NBA bans activity of MoneyGram in Azerbaijan

In early November Day.Az has posted a material "MoneyGram monetary transfers system again assists to Nagorno Karabakh separatists even more intensively, thus deceiving Azerbaijan" in which we stressed the pro-Armenian nature of MoneyGram.
21 November 2008 [17:31]

15th session of Coordination bureau of CIS tax services held in Baku

Baku hosted the 15th session of the Coordination bureau of the heads of the CIS tax services.
21 November 2008 [12:17]

Ministerial conference on Central-Asian regional economic cooperation starts in Baku

The seventh ministerial conference on Central-Asian regional economic cooperation (CAREC) has kicked off in Baku.
21 November 2008 [11:01]

BTC pipeline pumps 17,400 tons of Kazakh oil

First Kazakh oil was pumped by the BTC pipeline in October.
20 November 2008 [18:45]

People withdraw deposits from banks in Azerbaijan

As of November 1, the amount of deposits held in banks by individuals reached AZN 1 784 million, up 22.2% on early this year and up 34.3% on a year ago, said the National Bank of Azerbaijan.
20 November 2008 [16:05]

President of Azerbaijan receives ADB president

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received a delegation, led with ADB president Haruhiko Kuroda, reports Day.Az with reference to the official website of the President of Azerbaijan.
20 November 2008 [11:06]

ADB President arrives in Azerbaijan

The President of the Asian Development Bank, Mr. Haruhiko Kuroda, has arrived in Azerbaijan.
20 November 2008 [10:31]

Azerbaijani Economic Development Minister discuss prospects of cooperation with WB vice president

Azerbaijani Economic Development Minister Shahin Mustafayev received WB vice president on the European and Central Asian region Shigeo Catsu, visiting Baku.
19 November 2008 [18:11]

Head of the Azerbaijani state committee for securities dismissed

Gunduz Mamedov has been dismissed from the position of the state committee for securities of Azerbaijan.
19 November 2008 [17:55]

SOCAR to build oil refinery in Turkey by 2012

"By 2012 the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan will build an oil refinery of a capacity of 200,000 barrels per day in Turkish Aliagha city", said SOCAR vice president Davud Mamedov at a Baku meeting with a delegation of entrepreneurs from Aliagha at a meeting in Baku.
19 November 2008 [17:28]

Alan Waddams: "I hope nothing will threaten to the perspective energy projects with Georgia's participation"

Day.Az interview with Alan Waddams, chief of representative of the European Commission in Azerbaijan.
19 November 2008 [16:25]

Kshishtof Kraevski: "Poland is ready to develop all previously defined trends of cooperation not only with Azerbaijan but also with other countries of the region"

"The summit in Azerbaijan showed than all plans, defined in Krakov and Vilnius, continue to develop", said ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Poland in Azerbaijan Kshishtof Kraevski.
19 November 2008 [14:20]

Kestutis Kudzmanas: "Azerbaijan is ready to supply energy sources to Europe and Europe must not linger this process"

Blitz-interview with ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Lithuania to Azerbaijan Kestutis Kudzmanas.
19 November 2008 [13:17]

Azerbaijani-Swedish business - forum starts in Baku

The Azerbaijani-Swedish business-forum was launched at the Nobel's Family Foundation in the capital of Azerbaijan on Wednesday.
19 November 2008 [12:25]

Gubad Ibadoghlu: "Foodstuffs prices must have dropped long before in Azerbaijan, but they are preserved artificially"

Day.Az interview with Gubad Ibadoghlu, head of the Economic Research Center.
19 November 2008 [11:03]

Italian ambassador: "I think the Caspian energy summit in Baku was a success"

Day.Az blitz-interview with Gianluidji Mascha, ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Italy to Azerbaijan.
19 November 2008 [10:09]

Azerbaijan's inflation rate makes 21.6% by results of October

October consumer prices in Azerbaijan rose 0.8% over September and 21.6% over the past year.
18 November 2008 [18:20]

Azerbaijan to abolish "slave markets" in the capital city

Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Labor and Social Protection offers to put an end to the unorganized "slave markets" in Baku.
18 November 2008 [16:12]

President of Azerbaijan receives WB vice president

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received a delegation, led with WB vice president of Europe and Central Asia Shigeo Catsu, reports Day.Az with reference to the official website of the President of Azerbaijan.
18 November 2008 [15:54]

President of Azerbaijan receives Swedish employment minister

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today received a delegation led by Swedish employment minister Swen Otto Littorin, reports Day.Az with reference to AzerTac.
18 November 2008 [15:28]

Ukrainian ambassador to Azerbaijan: "The commodity turnover between Azerbaijan and Ukraine will reach $1 bln between Azerbaijan and Ukraine"

The commodity turnover between Ukraine and Azerbaijan made $705 mln through 8 months of 2008, said Ukrainian ambassador to Azerbaijan Boris Klimchuk at a press conference today.
17 November 2008 [18:13]

Swedish employment minister to arrive in Azerbaijan

A delegation of five people, headed by employment minister of Sweden Swen Ottolittorin will arrive in Azerbaijan capital tonight, said spokesman for Azerbaijan Ministry of Labor and Social protection of the population Elnur Kalantarli.
17 November 2008 [13:51]

Sabit Baghirov: "Most potential consumers of Caspian energy sources are groundlessly scared with Russia's actions in Georgia"

Day.Az interview with Sabit Baghirov, political scientist and former SOCAR President.
17 November 2008 [13:36]

Second session of US-Azerbaijani commission on economic partnership

Azerbaijani delegation, led with Finance Minister Samir Sharifov directed to the United States for participation in the second session of the US-Azerbaijani intergovernmental commission on economic partnership.
17 November 2008 [10:58]

Georgian Prime Minister highly appreciates decision to preserve tariffs on Azerbaijani gas

Georgian Prime minister Grigol Mgaloblishvili is high appreciating the decision not to change gas tariffs within five years adopted at the energy forum in Baku.
15 November 2008 [14:09]

Zardusht Alizade: "If the Kremlin is ready to return Nagorno Karabakh to Azerbaijan and pay European prices for our energy sources, Nabucco project may go to hell"

Azerbaijan has a definite volume of oil, which it sells, earning some money, mostly successfully misappropriated, said famous political scientist Zardusht Alizade.
15 November 2008 [12:17]

Full text of the declaration of the Baku energy summit made public

A declaration was signed by results of the fourth energy summit in Baku on November 14, reports Day.Az with reference to AzerTac.
15 November 2008 [12:05]

Azerbaijan outstrips Armenia on industrial production in the CIS area

In January-September of 2008 Azerbaijan took the third place on industrial production in the CIS area, reports Day.Az with reference to AzerTac.
15 November 2008 [10:52]

SOCAR and Georgian Energy Ministry sign memorandum of cooperation in the sphere of gas supplies

SOCAR and Energy Ministry signed a memorandum on supplies of Azerbaijani gas to Georgia.
15 November 2008 [10:30]

Estonian Prime Minister: "EU states are for the development of energy dialogue with Azerbaijan"

Estonia and EU states appreciate and speak for any development of an energy dialogue with Azerbaijan.
14 November 2008 [18:40]

Mikhail Saakashvili: "Georgia will strike a five year contract on the supply of Azerbaijani gas"

"Georgia and Azerbaijan are concluding a five year contract on supplies of Azerbaijani gas to Georgia", said Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili, attending the energy summit in Baku.
14 November 2008 [16:55]

Yuri Shedrin: "Russia is the biggest consumer of non-primary Azerbaijani goods"

"Russia is the biggest consumer of Azerbaijani non-primary goods", said Russian trade representative in Azerbaijan Yuri Shedrin at a press conference today.
14 November 2008 [16:21]

Energy summit ends in Baku - UPDATED

Baku is hosting the fourth energy summit.
14 November 2008 [15:53]

President of Azerbaijan receives Hungarian Premier

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received Premier of Hungary Ferentz Durchan, reports Day.Az with reference to the official website of the President of Azerbaijan.
14 November 2008 [11:23]

SOCAR and Kazmunaygaz sign agreement in Baku

The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan and Kazmunaygaz signed an agreement "On basic principles of the Transcaspian transport system" in Baku.
14 November 2008 [11:02]

Oil production from Central Azeri to resume by late 2008

Oil production at the Central Azeri platform of the Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli bloc to resume by the end of the year, said SOCAR president Rovnag Abdullayev (SOCAR, owns 10% in the project).
13 November 2008 [16:33]

Lithuanian President arrives in Baku

13 November 2008 [15:51]

Ganja car plant plans to open representative office in Turkey

The Ganja car plant is planning to open its own representative office in Turkey soon, said director of the enterprise Khanlar Fatiyev.
13 November 2008 [14:41]

Mahmud Mamedkuliyev: "Before WTO accession Azerbaijan intends to neutralize all negative implications for its economy, otherwise, our country would have been the member of the organization long before"

The talks on Azerbaijan's WTO accession are held with different countries, said Mahmud Mamedkuliyev, deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan and head of the national work group on WTO accession.
13 November 2008 [13:09]

Azerbaijani oil refineries process 6,117.43 thousand tons of oil through 10 months of this year

In October of this year the oil refineries of Azerbaijan processed 651.87 thousand tons of oil, reports the press service for the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan.
13 November 2008 [12:54]

US Secretary of Energy Department: "Conduction of an energy summit in Baku is already a success"

Conduction of an energy summit is already a success and it is attended by more states, as compared to the three others, said secretary of US energy department Samuel Bodman, arriving in Baku to attend the fourth energy summit.
13 November 2008 [10:16]

President of Azerbaijan receives US Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today received US Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman and his accompanying delegation, Day.Az reports with reference to AzerTac.