Business
20 June 2008 [14:41]
AZN 2,695.9 bln were invested from all financial sources to the main capital in Azerbaijan in January-May of 2008, which is up 21.7% as compared to the same period of the last year.
20 June 2008 [11:28]
President of Turkmenistan Qurbanqulu Berdimukhammedov received head of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Rovnag Abdullayev, visiting Ashgabat.
20 June 2008 [10:06]
New two-unit platform No 2387 has been launched at Neft Dashlary field, reports Day.Az with reference to the SOCAR press service.
20 June 2008 [09:28]
Representatives of Oil, Gas and Extractive Industry Labor Union met with the leadership of the Caspian Shipyard to convey the demands of workers.
20 June 2008 [09:09]
The construction of the Kazvin-Resht-Astara railroad is planned to complete by 2012, reported a source from the Azerbaijan Railway Administration.
19 June 2008 [17:40]
As of June 1 of 2008 Azerbaijan accounted for 4,303,700 economically active people with 4,028,000 employed.
19 June 2008 [16:26]
General manager of Turkish Dedeman Hotels&Resorts International Tammer Yorukoghlu announced that the structure, he leads, plans to open another 8 hotels with one in Azerbaijan, by the end of 2009.
19 June 2008 [16:09]
As of May 1 of 2008 the deposits of Azerbaijani population in the banks made AZN 1,593.7 bln, which is up 65.8% than the same period of the last year.
19 June 2008 [15:42]
19 June 2008 [13:40]
The Government of Azerbaijan’s initial forecast for inflation in 2008 will not be justified, said Heydar Babayev, the Minister of Economic Development.
19 June 2008 [13:33]
Day.Az interview with Ilqar Mamedov, political scientist, member of the consultation council of the international organization Revenue Watch Institute.
19 June 2008 [13:15]
Azerbaijan's Minister of Economic development Heydar Babayev received a delegation led by head of the Austria-Azerbaijan group of friendship Karl Ollinger.
19 June 2008 [12:23]
A ground breaking ceremony of the Turkish section of the Baku-Tbilisi-Qars railroad will be held on July 24 of this year, reports Day.Az with reference to Turkish Cihan news agency.
19 June 2008 [12:07]
A delegation led by Azerbaijan's Agricultural Minister Ismet Abbasov has been visiting Iran since June 14.
18 June 2008 [17:01]
18 June 2008 [16:45]
A delegation of the Turkish Association of Independent Entrepreneurs (MUSIAD), comprising 10 businessmen from Erzirum, will be visiting Azerbaijan on June 18-22.
18 June 2008 [16:29]
Azerbaijan produced 19.9 mln tons of oil and 9.8 bln cubic meters of gas (including 6.5 bln cubic meters for sale) in January-May of 2008.
18 June 2008 [16:06]
The Korean railway delegation comprising ten people arrived in Azerbaijan yesterday, said spokesman for Azerbaijan Railway Administration Nadir Azmamedov, reports Day.Az.
18 June 2008 [15:53]
A new air flight to connect the capital cities of Azerbaijan and Daghestan will open on June 24.
18 June 2008 [14:08]
The World Economic Forum has released a report on global enabling trade among 118 countries within 2008.
18 June 2008 [10:56]
The World Bank on Tuesday approved three projects worth $164 million to clean up Azerbaijan's Absheron Peninsula, polluted by years of onshore oil production and posing health risks to millions of people who live in the area.
18 June 2008 [10:52]
The Azerbaijan-Turkmenistan business forum was held in Ashgabat on June 17.
18 June 2008 [10:34]
18 June 2008 [09:56]
President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaymiyev in Kazan received Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Artur Rasizade.
18 June 2008 [09:33]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev issued an order on the organization of the international conference entitled "Oil and gas potential of Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan: energy, economy and environment. Strategy of cooperation" in Baku.
17 June 2008 [16:18]
The group of Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan export pipeline, operated by BP, has load the 500th tanker with Azerbaijani oil.
17 June 2008 [15:44]
A presentation of the economic potential of Tatarstan was held for the members of the Azerbaijani delegation in the Tatarstan Cabinet of Ministers Tuesday.
17 June 2008 [15:33]
Azerbaijan will bring the country’s roads in line with international standards within 2018-2020.
17 June 2008 [15:30]
Creation of the international consortium for implementation of the project of North-South transport corridor will accelerate commissioning of this route, intended to connect the railway networks of China and India with the European one.
17 June 2008 [15:14]
17 June 2008 [15:06]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received a delegation led by Iranian Energy Minister Seid Perviz Fattah, reports the press service for the Azerbaijani President.
17 June 2008 [14:40]
A seminar "Current state and problems of agriculture of the Lenkoran economic region" was held in Jalilabad by OSCE initiative.
17 June 2008 [14:12]
Turkmenistan may also join the proposed circular electricity network interconnection system among Azerbaijan, Turkey, Iran, Georgia and Russia.
17 June 2008 [13:49]
The first Turkmen-Azerbaijani economic forum opened in Ashgabat on June 15.
17 June 2008 [09:42]
Azerbaijan’s Imair airlines company will carry out the direct flights Baku-Bodrum beginning from June 15.
17 June 2008 [09:30]
French Societe Generale will allot a credit in the amount of $140 mln for the project of construction of an oil and gas terminal in Sangachal, reported deputy chief executive of the Azerbaijan Investment Company Riad Qasimov.
17 June 2008 [09:21]
Baku will host the conference "Oil and gas of Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan" in the first half of September of 2008.
17 June 2008 [09:14]
The cost of the project of construction of a new shipyard in Azerbaijan may take less than earlier predicted $400 mln, said deputy chief executive of the Azerbaijan Investment Company Riad Qasimov.
14 June 2008 [10:19]
Japan's Chiyoda Corp. wants to partner Azerbaijan's state energy firm SOCAR in the construction of petrochemical plants in the ex-Soviet state and in neighbouring Turkey, SOCAR said on Friday.
14 June 2008 [09:47]
The Azerbaijan Investment Company received several proposals regarding creation of a joint investment company, similar to the Caspian International Investment Company (CIIC), said AIC chief executive Anar Akhundov.
14 June 2008 [09:35]
14 June 2008 [09:28]
14 June 2008 [09:04]
A credit agreement was signed yesterday in the Ministry of Transport of Azerbaijan with French bank BNP Paribas on project of reconstruction of Baku-Shamakhi-Yevlakh, Yevlakh-Zaqatala-Georgian border highways.
13 June 2008 [17:50]
The Economic Development Ministry has finished monitoring of building materials on the market, said Economic Development Minister Heydar Babayev.
13 June 2008 [17:35]
Representatives of the trade union of oil and gas workers of Azerbaijan met with management of Caspian Shipyard company.
13 June 2008 [16:36]
Economic Development Ministry has submitted proposals to the Azerbaijan presidential administration regarding self-financing of the National Fund of Assistance to Entrepreneurship, said Azerbaijan Economic Development Minister Heydar Babayev.
13 June 2008 [15:52]
The parliament of Azerbaijan has adopted changes to means criteria and principles of adopting documents for issue of addressed social aid.
13 June 2008 [15:24]
"Azerbaijan would have been able to meet 70% of its demands of food under the due organization", said Economic Development Minister Heydar Babayev.
13 June 2008 [14:36]
The Caspian International Investment Company (CIIC) starts operating today, said chief executive of the company Toghrul Kocharli.
13 June 2008 [14:23]
The Economic Development Minister of Azerbaijan has completed work over the draft state program on reliable provision of foodstuffs to the population, said Economic Development Minister Heydar Babayev.
13 June 2008 [13:23]
13 June 2008 [10:13]
The 1908th well has been launched at five-bloc platform No 1887.
12 June 2008 [17:03]
Azerbaijan’s Nihad Motors will receive a shipment of 40 Shaolin-AJQA 6660 buses from China in a few days.
12 June 2008 [15:53]
The Council under the President of Azerbaijan has declared a tender for best projects among NGOs, said member of the council, chairman of the public forum "Constitution" Alimamed Nuriyev.
12 June 2008 [15:16]
12 June 2008 [13:53]
12 June 2008 [12:54]
IAEA representatives are visiting Azerbaijan, said chief of the Institute for Radiation Problems of Azerbaijani National Academy of Science Adil Qaribov.
12 June 2008 [11:54]
Day.Az interview with famous economist Inqlab Ahmedov.
12 June 2008 [11:08]
Four employees of the Mobistar phone company have been arrested in Baku as a result of operative measures taken by the law-enforcement bodies.
12 June 2008 [10:08]
"The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan does not intend to become a shareholder in the Nabucoo gas pipeline construction", SOCAR president Rovnaq Abdullayev told reporters.
12 June 2008 [10:02]
"Georgia will continue receiving gas from Azerbaijan", said Georgian Energy Minister Alexander Khetaguri.
12 June 2008 [09:38]
11 June 2008 [13:54]
11 June 2008 [09:53]
Head of the European Commission's representative office in Azerbaijan Alan Waddams announced that EU will support Azerbaijan in its accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO).
11 June 2008 [09:32]
Rosselkhoznadzor banned import of Turkish vegetables to Russia due to Turkey's systematic violation of international and Russian requirements while supplying fruits and vegetables.
11 June 2008 [09:21]
10 June 2008 [13:46]
The National Bank of Azerbaijan has passed a decision at a board meeting to raise the discount rate from 14% to 15%, leaving the interest rate corridor unchanged.
10 June 2008 [13:21]
Index of consumer prices on Azerbaijan has risen by 1.43% on Azerbaijan, by 1.71% on Baku and by 1.08% on country's regions.
09 June 2008 [17:00]
The 33rd annual session of the Director's Board of the Islamic Development Bank was held in Jidda city (Saudi Arabia) on June 3-4.
09 June 2008 [14:56]
09 June 2008 [14:40]
The WB group and the government of Azerbaijan have prepared a joint ecological program.
09 June 2008 [12:21]
2,239 foreigners got individual permission for work in Azerbaijan in January-May of 2008, said spokesman for Azerbaijan's Ministry of Labor and Social Protection Elnur Kalantarov.
09 June 2008 [11:35]
Azerbaijan Airlines Company has started operating direct flights between Baku and Antalya from June 9.
09 June 2008 [10:21]
The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan plans a significant rise in the supplies of natural gas to Georgia, says abc.az with reference to chief of SOCAR department for gas operations Kamal Abbasov.
07 June 2008 [09:15]
Iranian deputy foreign minister Ali Reza Sheikh Attar announced that the Iranian side will support opening of banks, created in cooperation with Azerbaijan, on its territory.
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