Business

30 November 2006 [10:23]

AIOC increases oil exports by 89%

Azerbaijan International Operating Company (AIOC) increased oil exports by 88.6%, year-over-year, to 16 634 000 metric tons during the period of January-October.
30 November 2006 [10:20]

Huseyn Arabul prohibited to leave Azerbaijan

Prosecuting attorney prohibited Barmek-Azerbaijan President Huseyn Arabul to leave Baku for Ankara.
30 November 2006 [10:18]

Gas supply to North-West regions stopped

The supply of natural gas to Zagatala was stopped.
30 November 2006 [10:15]

Bakielectricshebeke prepares for winter

Bakielectricshebeke has to date renewed some 60 transformers in Baku and surrounding districts, laid 17km-long electricity line and installed over 4 000 electric meters.
30 November 2006 [10:13]

AtaHolding to build tractor plant

AtaHolding intends to build a tractor plant in Azerbaijan.
29 November 2006 [23:55]

Trades at BICEX, Nov. 29

The weighted average exchange prices made up 0.8716 AZN for 1 US dollar in the Baku Interbank Currency Exchange on November 29.
29 November 2006 [23:52]

President Aliyev receives Executive Chairman of Dubai Ports, Customs and Free Trade Zone Corporation

President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan on November 29 received Sultan Ahmad Bin Sulayem, Executive Chairman of Dubai Ports, Customs and Free Trade Zone Corporation.
29 November 2006 [14:39]

Azerbaijan to increase gas output by 11%

Azerbaijan intends to produce 5bn cubic meters of natural gas next year.
29 November 2006 [14:38]

Saakashvili meets Aliyev in 'historic' gas talks

President Saakashvili said his meeting with Azeri counterpart Ilham Aliyev on the sidelines of the CIS summit in Minsk on November 28 will have "very important" results, as Tbilisi tries to obtain alternative sources of gas supplies to ease dependency on Russia's Gazprom.
29 November 2006 [12:41]

Ukraine, Belarus, Azerbaijan suggest oil, gas consortium

As Today.Az reported earlier, presidents of Belarus, Ukraine and Azerbaijan were discussing energy security in Minsk.
29 November 2006 [11:47]

Profits of Azerbaijan from TRACECA transit exceed $182 million

The volume of transportation through the international Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia (TRACECA) for January-October 2006 has grown 7.2% and reached 35.9 million tonnes, the State Statistic Committee of Azerbaijan said.
29 November 2006 [11:35]

The budget surplus stands at 2.1% of GDP in Azerbaijan in January-September

The incomes and expenditures of the State Budget of Azerbaijan equaled AZN 2 683.6m and AZN 2 420.9m respectively.
29 November 2006 [11:32]

Favorable balance of trade makes $1bn in Azerbaijan in January-October

Favorable balance reached $999 941 900 in exports and imports of Azerbaijan during the period of January-October.
29 November 2006 [11:27]

Azerbaijan parliament approves oil-heavy 2007 budget

Azerbaijan's parliament passed a 2007 budget Tuesday that increases projected income and spending by some 40 percent over last year, relying largely on oil for revenues.
29 November 2006 [10:49]

Bank Respublika completes credit facility usage

Bank Respublika has used the second tranche allowed by the Netherlands Development Finance Company (FMO) and lent $4m to oocal beneficiaries.
29 November 2006 [10:44]

Cargo transportation grew 13.1% in January-October

Azerbaijani transport companies carried 117.5m tonnes of goods within January-October this year which represents an increase of 13.1% the same period last year.
29 November 2006 [10:43]

32.2% of the unemployed have higher education

As of November 1, economically active population of Azerbaijan reached 3 960 800 in number, of which 33.4% are hirelings.
29 November 2006 [10:41]

1 885 buildings, 210 schools, 126 kindergartens, 84 hospitals to get heating in winter

Azeristiliktechizat OJSC plans to implement a heating project in order to improve heating supply of the regions.
28 November 2006 [23:40]

Trades at BICEX, Nov. 28

The weighted average exchange prices made up 0.8718 AZN for 1 US dollar in the Baku Interbank Currency Exchange on November 28.
28 November 2006 [23:16]

Bakhtiyar Mammadov: "Non-compulsory registration of domains brings about increase of electronic newspapers"

Websites opened in Azerbaijan in 1997 and 1998 and electronic newspapers appeared in 1999, but they have not been registered by the Justice Ministry yet.
28 November 2006 [15:49]

More than $1.5 billion required to create Kazakh Caspian oil transportation system

A Kazakh Caspian oil transportation system is planned to be formed by 2010. The total value of the project is approximately $1 billion 600 million. Mahambet Batyrbayev, Vice President of JSC "NC "KazMunaiGaz", Director of KMG Office for Western Region, has stated this at the I Caspian Investment Forum.
28 November 2006 [15:31]

Seminar for customs officers helt at WCT regional training center

According to the State Customs Committee, World Customs Organization's Baku Regional Training Center is playing host to a seminar on Application of the World Trade Organization's Customs Valuation Agreement for customs officers of the Economic Cooperation Organization member countries.
28 November 2006 [15:27]

Int'l seminar on Islamic economy and banking held in Baku

The Azerbaijan State Economic University hosts an international seminar entitled "Basics and Practice of the Islamic Economy and Islamic Banking" with the assistance of the Islamic Development Bank’s (IDB) Islamic Research and Training Institute.
28 November 2006 [15:25]

Iranian MPs approve of Iran-Azerbaijan trade agreement

Iranian parliament members here on Tuesday voted in favor of two agreements with Switzerland and Azerbaijan as well as two bills on Iran's membership in two international conventions.
28 November 2006 [11:48]

Domestic capital investment grows by 38%

Over AZN 4 750.1m, 15% up from last year, was directed to capital investment in Azerbaijan during the period of January-October.
28 November 2006 [11:47]

Communications services increase by 22.6%

Communications services of AZN 434.8m were provided for the legal entities and individuals in Azerbaijan during the period of January-October.
28 November 2006 [11:46]

Azerbaijan to join international exhibition in Spain

Azerbaijan will attend the FITUR-2007 tourism exhibition in Spain.
28 November 2006 [11:45]

France-Azerbaijan cooperation commission to meet next year

France-Azerbaijan intergovernmental commission for economic cooperation will meet in Paris early January, 2007.
28 November 2006 [11:45]

Azerbaijan, Russia to fix date for gas negotiations

Azerbaijan and Russia will fix the date of the next round of talks between Azerbaijan and Gazexport, the Russian Gazprom's arm, on setting the volume and price for Russian gas supplies to the Caspian country in 2007.
28 November 2006 [11:34]

State Property Agency announces new tenders

The State Committee for Public Properties Management has announced an investment tender for the sale of the stocks of Tovuz Sharab-2 OJSC and a tender for the sale of the stocks of Tovuz Salyan Khidmat (Service) OJSC.
28 November 2006 [11:33]

Electrical project in Lenkeran completed with U.S. assistance

The U. S. Agency for International Development (USAID) will hold the opening ceremony of the electrical system rehabilitation project implemented by USAID's Community Development Activity Program in Isti Su community of Lenkeran district, Tuesday.
28 November 2006 [11:32]

Azerbaijan-Kazakhstan business forum to be held at Astana

A business forum between Kazakh and Azerbaijani businessmen will be organized at Astana.
28 November 2006 [11:31]

IBA to increase authorized capital by 2.5 times in 2007

The stockholders have come to agreement to increase the authorized capital of the International Bank of Azerbaijan (IBA) to AZN 100m in 2007.
27 November 2006 [20:11]

Taxes Ministry lifts arrest put on bank account of ANS

Taxes Ministry lifted arrest put on bank account of ANS TV and ANS CM radio.
27 November 2006 [20:10]

Azerbaijan, Iran to have parallel power grid regimes

Azerbaijan and Iran have agreed on mutual power supplies in their alternating consumption peak seasons from December 1, the Azerenergy national power utility said Monday.
27 November 2006 [20:01]

Ukraine and EU mean to construct new gas pipeline from Azerbaijan to Ukraine

As Vice President of the "Strategy 1" foundation, former Deputy Chairman of the UkrTransNafta Mykhailo Honchar said, a new gas pipeline from Azerbaijan to Ukraine will run on the Black Sea floor.
27 November 2006 [19:49]

Trades at BICEX, Nov. 27

The weighted average exchange prices made up 0,8723 AZN for 1 US dollar in the Baku Interbank Currency Exchange on November 27.
27 November 2006 [19:44]

President Aliyev meets WTO official

27 November 2006 [19:24]

U.S. tells Georgia to avoid long-term gas deals with Iran

The U.S. will not approve Georgia's long-term energy-related cooperation with Iran, but it seems it may turn a blind eye on short-term Georgian-Iranian deals envisaging emergency gas supplies during the winter period.
27 November 2006 [17:28]

Authorized banks cut mortgage interest by 30-40%

The authorized banks of Azerbaijan Mortgage Fund have reduced mortgage interest rate as per the amendments to the mortgage law.
27 November 2006 [15:11]

Taxes Ministry puts arrest on bank account of ANS Group of Companies

Taxes Ministry put arrest on bank account of ANS TV and ANS ChM radio, the adviser of the president of ANS group of companies Mais Mammadov informed.
27 November 2006 [14:37]

Azerbaijan may refuse Russian electricity next month

Russian RAO EES (Unified Energy Systems) has sent Azerbaijan's Azerenergy the draft agreement on the amount and prices of electricity it will provide for this country in 2007.
27 November 2006 [10:04]

Exxon Mobil leaves Azerbaijan

Exxon Mobil has informed SOCAR it will cancel Exxon Azerbaijan Operating Company on Dec. 19, 2006.
26 November 2006 [16:33]

Azerenerji reps to visit China

Azerbaijan's major electricity company Azerenerji said its representatives would visit China at the invitation of the China National Electronic Equipment Company (CNEEC).
26 November 2006 [16:22]

TACIS program to support regional economic development starts

The consortium of three European consulting companies headed by GDSI Ltd. from Ireland has begun to implement the TACIS program to support regional economic development. The program with a EUR 3.5 million budget will be implemented in 36 months.
26 November 2006 [16:18]

Azersigorta collects insurance premiums of AZN 4.5 million

The State Insurance Company Azersigorta collected insurance premiums of AZN 4,519,000 (+AZN 500,000 or +11% against the Jan.-Sept. 2005) in Jan.-Sept. 2006.
26 November 2006 [16:16]

Insurers' conference to be conducted Nov. 28.

The Azerbaijani insurers' conference that will amalgamate their different associations into one will be conducted at the Baku Enterprise Center on Nov. 28.
26 November 2006 [16:11]

Bank of Baku's assets increased by AZN 12.29 million

The assets of the Bank of Baku increased by AZN 12.29 million (22.52%) in Jan.-Oct. 2006 and totaled AZN 66.89 million. The loan portfolio increased by AZN 13.42 million (45.66%) to AZN 42.82 million.
26 November 2006 [16:07]

Roads to be repaired in Tovuz

The Tovuz district's authorities invite bids to repair the roads there.
26 November 2006 [16:02]

Starting in December activity of commercial objects to be restricted for "energy saving"

Starting on 1 December 2006 the activity of shops, restaurants, and other objects of public nourishment in Nakhchivan will be prohibited after 19:00 "for the saving of electric energy."
26 November 2006 [15:59]

Iran to increase poultry exports to Azerbaijan

The Iranian Deputy Trade Minister, Hossein Soltania stated that no "bird flu" is existing in his country, so the Azeri government should not have banned the imports of chicken and other poultry products from Iran. He said Iran will try to persuade Azerbaijan to cancel the ban.
26 November 2006 [13:47]

Armenians see Russian economic takeover

The recent acquisition of Armenia's dominant telephone company by a Russian company is raising concerns here that Moscow is attempting to exert economic control over the republic it once controlled politically.
26 November 2006 [13:41]

SME Support through Financial Sector Development Project conducts a presentation

USAID-funded Azerbaijan Small and Medium Enterprise Support through Financial Sector Development Project conducted a presentation of the secured lending system on November 23 at the Hyatt hotel.
26 November 2006 [13:40]

Agriculture Minister meets Cuban official

Azerbaijan's Minister of Agriculture Ismat Abbasov met with Cuban Deputy Minister for Foreign Investment and Economic Cooperation Ricardo Gerrero.
26 November 2006 [13:08]

East Azeri produces 70000 bpd

AIOC said oil from the East Azeri platform is currently flowing from two wells at a rate of about 70000-barrel-per-day.
26 November 2006 [13:05]

No obstacle in the way of Iran's gas export to Armenia

A member of Iran's parliament energy commission, Hussein Afarideh, commented that winter and internal gas consumption increase, posed no obstacle in the way of Iran's gas export to Armenia.
25 November 2006 [13:31]

Roundtable on special economic zones held in Park INN hotel

As a part of the cooperation with European Union Tempus-TACIS program, Azerbaijan Export and Investment Promotion Foundation (AZPROMO) hosted the roundtable discussion on the special economic zones on November 24 at the Park INN-Azerbaijan Hotel with the support of the Ministry of Economic Development.
25 November 2006 [13:27]

Babayev meets Bulgarian Speaker

Economic Development Minister Heydar Babayev met November 24 with the visiting delegation of Bulgaria led by chairman of the Bulgarian Parliament Georgi Pirinski.
25 November 2006 [13:23]

Gas supply to Lenkeran restored

Natural gas supply to Lenkeran was restored on Friday.
25 November 2006 [11:06]

Azerenergy: "No investment in Absheron power grid during past years"

Azerenergy President Etibar Pirverdiyev gave a press conference on the situation of energy grid and preparation for winter
25 November 2006 [11:04]

Azerbaijan, Moldova to cooperate in equity market

Azerbaijan and Moldova have signed an agreement on experience and information exchange in staff qualification in equities, State Securities Committee said.
25 November 2006 [11:03]

UBSCC to hold meeting

Union of Black Sea and Caspian Confederation of Enterprises (UBSCC) will hold the first meeting in Istanbul in November 26-27.
25 November 2006 [10:46]

Azercell concludes roaming agreement with Vinaphone

Azercell Telecom JV has signed a roaming agreement with Vinaphone of Vietnam.
25 November 2006 [10:44]

Electricity prices to be increased

"Electricity supply has never been limited in Baku with exception of accidents," Azerenergy President Etibar Pirverdiyev said.
24 November 2006 [23:00]

Istanbul hosts World Economic Forum

The World Economic Forum (WEC), which brought together the officials and businessmen from 40 countries commenced November 23 in Istanbul, Turkey. Azerbaijani delegation led by first Deputy Prime Minister Yagub Eyyubov attends the event.
24 November 2006 [22:59]

Babayev meets Belarussian Deputy Minister of Industry

Azerbaijan's Minister of Economic Development Heydar Babayev met with visiting Belarussian Deputy Minister of Industry Valentin Gurinovich.
24 November 2006 [22:56]

TUSAIB members awarded

Awarding ceremony of the biggest taxpayers of the Turkish Industrialists and Businessmen Union (TUSIAB) was held in Gulustan palace, on November 23.
24 November 2006 [22:44]

ICT Minister heads to Antalya

Azerbaijan's Minister of Communication and Information Technologies Ali Abbasov has left for Antalya, Turkey, to participate in the final session of the International Telecommunication Union’s 17th Plenipotentiary Conference.
24 November 2006 [22:42]

Trades at BICEX, Nov. 24

The weighted average exchange prices made up 0,8716 AZN for 1 US dollar in the Baku Interbank Currency Exchange on November 24.
24 November 2006 [22:35]

Georgia to pay off electricity debt to Azerbaijan

Georgia is paying its electricity debt to Azerbaijan. Azerenergy President Etibar Pirverdiyev said the two countries concluded that Georgia would pay off the debt by this month's end.
24 November 2006 [22:15]

Iranians invest over $350m in Azerbaijan from 1993-2005

Iranian investors have invested over $350 million in Republic of Azerbaijan during the period from 1993 to 2005, noted an Azeri officials on Thursday.