Business
21 May 2009 [10:01]
An OSCE-organized seminar on fostering a positive business and investment climate opened in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan on May 20, OSCE official website reported.
21 May 2009 [09:20]
Georgian Airways will launch new Batumi-Baku flight from May 25, APA reports quoting bizzone.info website.
20 May 2009 [17:24]
The largest Russian brewery Baltika which bought Baku-Kastel (formerly Baku brewery) plant in 2008 intends to produce five decaliters of beer in a summer season, the company's president Anton Artemyev said at the presentation of the Baltika beer in Baku.
20 May 2009 [13:02]
The SOCAR Energy Georgia is planning to increase the number of gas
consumers twice to 57,000 in Georgia this year, head of the company
Mahir Mammadov said.
20 May 2009 [11:54]
The Azerbaijani Natural Resources, Energy and Ecology Committee has submitted three PSA oil and gas contracts to Parliament for confirmation.
20 May 2009 [10:56]
Belarusian enterprises will take part in the 15th anniversary of the
Azerbaijan International Exhibition "Food Industry" and the third
Azerbaijan International Exhibition "Agriculture" to be held in Baku
on May 25-27, the Belarusian Embassy in Azerbaijan said.
20 May 2009 [10:39]
Agricultural production in Azerbaijan in January-April 2009 increased by 5% and amounted to 436 million 318.6 thousand manat, Interfax-Azerbaijan reports with reference to the State Committee on Statistics.
19 May 2009 [17:10]
The British engineering company Aquaterra Energy Ltd was registered in
Azerbaijan through the single window system, the Azerbaijani Tax
Ministry said.
19 May 2009 [16:30]
The Azerbaijani State Committee for Standardization, Metrology and
Patent has registered the project of national standards of Azerbaijan.
The project was designed on the basis of the second and third part of
international standard on information safety ISO/IEC 15408-2008.
19 May 2009 [16:19]
Tariffs on tourist facilities will be reduced inconsiderably in Azerbaijan, Culture and Tourism Minister Abulfaz Garayev said on May 19.
19 May 2009 [16:16]
Italy, heavily dependent on gas imports, is likely to see two major pipelines on stream in 2013, a senior energy executive said Monday, signaling a year of delay in supplies of about 16 billion cubic metres (bcm) of gas.
19 May 2009 [16:11]
The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) introduces a new
resource management system, Information Technology and Communication
Department of SOCAR said.
19 May 2009 [13:58]
Azerbaijan-Cuba Intergovernmental Commission for Economic Cooperation has gathered in Baku for the second meeting.
19 May 2009 [13:05]
Cuba is interested in cooperation with Azerbaijan in tourism, energy,
trade, culture and other fields, Cuban Deputy Minister on Foreign
Trade and Foreign Investments Ricardo Guerrero said at the second
meeting of the intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation in
Baku.
19 May 2009 [12:38]
For 17 years, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has allocated 865 million euro to finance projects in Azerbaijan, said bank's annual report.
19 May 2009 [11:39]
Azerbaijan will charge Turkey about $200-$250 per 1,000 cubic meters of gas, compared to $120 it charged previously, Turkey’s Haber7 reported.
19 May 2009 [09:14]
SOCAR (the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan) prepares own special
petrochemical strategy for work of the company in South-Eastern Europe, SOCAR Romanian representation head Gamza Kerimov said on May 18.
19 May 2009 [09:09]
The main country in the Nabucco pipeline project is Azerbaijan, said the EU Special Representative for South Caucasus Peter Semneby on May 18 in Baku.
19 May 2009 [08:47]
Gas quantities from Iraq will contribute substantially -among other sources - to use the pipeline as an important tool to reach European markets, Spokesperson Nabucco Gas Pipeline International in the OMV company Christian Dolezal wrote to Trend Capital via e-mail.
18 May 2009 [17:55]
18 May 2009 [17:34]
Gas quantities from Iraq will contribute substantially -among other
sources - to use the pipeline as an important tool to reach European
markets, Spokesperson Nabucco Gas Pipeline International in the OMV
company Christian Dolezal wrote to Trend Capital via e-mail.
18 May 2009 [15:53]
The European Union must accelerate the solution of issues concerning the implementation of the Nabucco pipeline project, said the Turkish Prime Minister Rajab Tayyip Erdogan, Turkish channel CNN Turk reported.
18 May 2009 [13:45]
Cuba is interested in importing Azerbaijani food products, Deputy
Minister for Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment of Cuba Ricardo
Guerrero said on May 18.
18 May 2009 [13:36]
The Azerbaijani oil transportation via the Baku-Novorossiysk pipeline
has been restored.
18 May 2009 [11:59]
In January-April 2009, Azerbaijan received about 628 million cubic
metre of gas from Shah Deniz field. The figure totaled 736 million
cubic metre in the same period of 2008.
18 May 2009 [10:51]
Day.Az Interview with the head of the European Commission in Azerbaijan Alan Vaddams.
18 May 2009 [09:34]
Minister of Trade and Investments of the Republic of Cuba Ricardo Guerrero visited Lenkoran during his visit to Azerbaijan.
16 May 2009 [11:28]
Nabucco project envisions supply natural gas from the Caspian basin to Europe, bypassing Russia - through Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania and Austria.
15 May 2009 [16:29]
The third meeting of Azerbaijan-Poland intergovernmental commission
took place in Warsaw on May 13-15, as a result of which was signed a
program for further development of interstate relations, said the
press release by the Embassy of Azerbaijan in Poland.
15 May 2009 [14:43]
Canceling exemption of import wheat from VAT, imposed in 2007 with a prolongation of a year, will not lead to a rise on wheat prices, Azerbaijani Agriculture Minister Ismat Abbasov said.
15 May 2009 [12:40]
The Azerbaijani parliamentary delegation and Lithuanian Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius met in Vilnius on May 15.
15 May 2009 [12:20]
15 May 2009 [10:50]
Azerbaijan State Railway Company is going to pass to the summer schedule, said spokesman for the Azerbaijan State Railway Company Nadir Azmamedov.
15 May 2009 [10:04]
Our main priority is, of course, the continued reform of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation, aimed at ensuring its greater efficiency, said the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Mahmud Mamedkuliev.
15 May 2009 [09:44]
The seventh meeting of the working group on accession of Azerbaijan to the World Trade Organization will be held in Geneva in June, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Mahmud Mamedkuliev told reporters.
14 May 2009 [17:42]
In the first quarter of 2009, the number of employees in transport
enterprises in Azerbaijan increased by 1,400 people to 70,700 people,
the State Statistical Committee said.
14 May 2009 [15:57]
Cost of gas which is produced from the Azebraijani gas and condensate Shah Deniz field for Turkey will be re-considered in line with the
market prices for gas, Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Taner Yildiz said.
14 May 2009 [15:39]
Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister has informed journalists.
14 May 2009 [12:49]
A meeting of the CIS Council on Rail Transport will be held in Minsk
on May 21-22, Press Secretary of the Azerbaijani State Railway Office
(ASRO) Nadir Azmammadov said on May 14.
14 May 2009 [12:38]
14 May 2009 [11:51]
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) forecasts
that the export of Azerbaijani oil will reach 0.96 million barrel per
day in 2009.
14 May 2009 [10:54]
U.S.-Kazakhstan joint venture Tengizchevroil will ship 1.2 million
barrels of Kazakh oil from the Tengiz field from the Turkish port of
Ceyhan in June compared to 600,000 barrels in May.
14 May 2009 [10:12]
The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) continues work aimed at increasing production at old fields.
13 May 2009 [17:23]
13 May 2009 [16:44]
The United States Energy Information Agency (EIA) predicts an increase
of oil deliveries from Azerbaijan to 0.12 million bpd to 1 million
barrels in 2009.
13 May 2009 [16:10]
Nabucco gas pipeline project has stepped into intensive phase for technical detailed engineering, according to the Nabucco Gas Pipeline International official website.
13 May 2009 [16:02]
President of the Azerbaijani National Confederation of Entrepreneurs Alakpar Mammadov resigned, Confederation's report said.
13 May 2009 [15:20]
Azerbaijan Republic Ministry of Transport is ready to finish reconstruction of the main international highways.
13 May 2009 [14:25]
13 May 2009 [13:55]
Air communication was established between Batumi and Baku. Head of the
government of the Ajara Autonomous Republic Levan Varshalomidze and
Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) Director General discussed this issue at
the meeting, the Ajara government told Trend Capital.
13 May 2009 [13:45]
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecasts the highest GDP rate in Azerbaijan at 12.3 percent in Caucasus and Central Asia in 2010, the IMF's official Web site reported.
13 May 2009 [13:43]
The State Supervision Service on consumer market at the Azerbaijani Economic Development Ministry revealed facts of sale of false cement in Shirvan city, the ministry reported.
13 May 2009 [12:49]
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecasts Azerbaijan's state
debt of GDP at 11.8 percent, the IMF May regional economic review
said.
13 May 2009 [11:37]
The Greek Oil Company (GOC) is interested in purchasing the Azerbaijani oil to refine it at the Greek refineries, President of the GOC John Kostopoulos said at the meeting with the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) President Rovnag Abdullayev in Baku.
13 May 2009 [11:16]
The State Committee on Standardization, Metrology and Patent of Azerbaijan is planning to complete the development of five new standards before the end of the year, head of the Committee Ramiz Hasanov said.
13 May 2009 [11:11]
The Azerbaijani State Customs Committee presented electronic
technology to be applied to 'single window' system during inspecting
goods and vehicles at checkpoints, the agency's official newspaper
wrote.
13 May 2009 [10:19]
The Azerbaijani and Slovak Justice Ministries signed a cooperation memorandum in Baku on May 12.
12 May 2009 [17:54]
Azerbaijan and Turkey keep negotiating on possible growth of prices for exported Azerbaijani gas.
12 May 2009 [17:30]
12 May 2009 [13:47]
Azerbaijan plays an important role in ensuring European energy security, Romanian ambassador to Azerbaijan Nikolae Ureke said.
12 May 2009 [12:42]
Terminal Expansion Programme (STEP) is being realized in Azerbaijan at full stretch.
12 May 2009 [12:08]
In January-March 2009, the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic (NAR) of
Azerbaijan carried out foreign trade operations at $27.2 million, NAR
permanent representative office in Baku said.
12 May 2009 [10:04]
The railway connection between Georgia and Azerbaijan, which was suspended on Sunday due to an accident on the territory of Azerbaijan, has been restored and is in normal mode, sources in Georgian Railways told Interfax.
09 May 2009 [12:59]
Interview Trend Capital with Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of MOL, which is one of the shareholders of Nabucco project, Zsolt Hernadi.
09 May 2009 [12:58]
Azerbaijan State Railway Office (ASRO) plans to transport 25 million tons of cargo in 2009 compared to 27.4 million tons in 2008, ASRO chief engineer Gurban Nazirov said.
09 May 2009 [08:50]
urkey attaches great importance to the construction of pipelines to transport gas from the Caspian basin and the Middle East to Europe via its territory, Turkish President Abdullah Gul said at a summit on the "Southern Corridor" in Prague, special correspondent of Trend Capital reported.
08 May 2009 [17:23]
Canceling exemption of wheat import from the value added tax that took place in 2007 with a prolongation of a year, will not lead to rise in oil prices, the Economic Development Ministry said.
08 May 2009 [16:33]
Azerbaijan International Operating Company (AIOC), consortium operated by BP, plans on reducing associated gas volumes extracted at Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) in Azerbaijan’s sector of the Caspian that are to be handed over to State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR).
08 May 2009 [15:13]
After finishing designing, Chirag oil project (COP) which envisages
increasing oil production in the Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli (ACG) field may be launched in late 2009, BP (operator of the ACG) said on May 8.
08 May 2009 [15:11]
08 May 2009 [14:53]
Within official visit of Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Miltiadis Varvitsiotis, Azerbaijan-Greece Business Forum is expected to be held in Baku.
08 May 2009 [09:14]
Azerbaijan International Operating Company (AIOC), a consortium led by BP Azerbaijan, has obtained growth of indicator on daily oil production fro contract offshore oilfield block Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) in Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea.
08 May 2009 [08:58]
Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev has today met Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende.
07 May 2009 [16:36]
At present Azerbaijan provides population's need in food grain via local production by 95 percent, Azerbaijani Agriculture Minister Ismat Abbasov said on May 7.
07 May 2009 [16:24]
Privileges will be granted to owners of illegal buildings during auctions and competitions to support lands of municipalities in Azerbaijan, Head of the Azerbaijani State Committee for Land and Cartography Garib Mammadov said on May 7.
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