Business
30 July 2006 [14:42]
According to the State Customs Committee, of 87,421 cargo customs declarations, 19 277 ones were import declarations while 68 144 one were related to export operations.
30 July 2006 [03:44]
Regular meeting of the Azerbaijan-Turkey intergovernmental economic commission ended July 28 in Baku with the signing of the final protocol by co-chairs Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Abid Sharifov and State Minister of Turkey Mehmet Aydin.
30 July 2006 [03:42]
There will be no problems with construction of the Kars-Akhalkalaki-Tbilisi-Baku railway, deputy Prime Minister Abid Sharifov said.
30 July 2006 [03:40]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev today visited Narimanov district in Baku to view the agricultural products trade fair organized here at the warehouse of the Joint Stock Company Baki Takhil.
29 July 2006 [09:10]
Taxes Ministry Operative Control Department found 3109 irregularities in 7100 facilities in the examinations since July 24.
29 July 2006 [09:08]
The results of an extensive survey, conducted in 2005, based on interviews with tens of thousands of businesspeople throughout Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union who were asked to assess the scale of corruption, was released by World Bank.
28 July 2006 [20:17]
Chirag company is about to complete construction of the five-star hotel in Ganja province.
28 July 2006 [20:09]
Natig Aliyev, Azerbaijani Minister of Industry and Energy met July 26 with Alan Waddams, special envoy of the European Commission to Azerbaijan.
28 July 2006 [20:05]
The weighted average exchange prices made up 0,8882 AZN for 1 US dollar in the Baku Interbank Currency Exchange on July 28.
28 July 2006 [19:27]
A protocol on the results of the meeting Azerbaijani-Turkish intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation was signed on Friday.
28 July 2006 [19:21]
A scandal between the Barmek-Azerbaijan Electricity Distribution LLC and the Azerbaijan government was not discussed at the third meeting of the Turkey-Azerbaijan intergovernmental economic commission in Baku, the commission co-chair from Turkish side, state minister Mehmet Aydin said.
28 July 2006 [14:06]
The three-day show has been organized by Azerbaijan Automobile Dealers' Association.
28 July 2006 [01:24]
According to the results of the trading sessions in the currency section of the Baku Interbank Currency Exchange (BICEX) today, USD/AZN weighted average rate was AZN 0.8882/USD.
28 July 2006 [01:23]
A delegation headed by Accounts Chamber of Azerbaijan, Namiq Nasrullayev will visit China to attend ASOSAI's 10th session.
28 July 2006 [01:18]
Transport Ministry is monitoring bus fare in Baku.
28 July 2006 [01:08]
Azerbaijani industry and energy minister, Natig Aliyev has received Mark Henstridge, the Head of the BP's Macroeconomics Department.
28 July 2006 [00:57]
Bank Respublika JSC of Azerbaijan has opened its office in Ganja.
28 July 2006 [00:51]
Through investment competitions Azerbaijan Committee on Management of State Property implemented privatization of Oguz Sharab, Siyazan Sharab, Salyan Plastik Kutle Refinery, Khanlar Agrosenaye, Baku Telegraph, Sumgait Production, Ganja Industry Equipment, Azerbaijan Hotel and Mingechevir Isolate.
28 July 2006 [00:46]
Azerbaijani and Iranian national energy departments - Azerenergy and Tavanir agreed upon enhancement of bilateral cooperation and mutual relationship in Baku.
27 July 2006 [22:13]
The oil-rich country discusses the economic impact of its sudden new wealth.
27 July 2006 [16:20]
Governments of Azerbaijan and Turkey are resolute on Baku-Tbilisi-Akhalkalak-Kars-Kars railway.
27 July 2006 [15:17]
Container shipping Poti-Baku-Aktau-Almaty up to "Dostyk" station may be resumed in the next few months.
27 July 2006 [10:26]
Azerbaijani trade with faraway country yielded favorable balance of $1.1699868mn and trade with CIS countries resulted in unfavorable balance of $363.5673mn during the first year of the year.
27 July 2006 [10:23]
July 24 placement of T-bills of Ministry of Finance with the state registration number 10301913S was held at Baku Stock Exchange.
27 July 2006 [10:16]
During the first half of the year Azerbaijani insurance institutions could collect insurance fees of AZN 43.6mn which respects a 0.66% decrease as against the same period of last year.
27 July 2006 [09:32]
Having been built in Krasnoye Sormovo Shipyard in Nijini Novgorod, Russia, Koroghlu Tanker will be delivered to Azerbaijan State Caspian Sea Shipping Company in a few days.
27 July 2006 [09:28]
State Statistical Committee intends to obtain technical assistance from International Monetary Fund in order to improve calculation mechanism of shadow economy in Azerbaijan.
27 July 2006 [09:14]
Favorable balance equaled US$806.4196 mn in export-import of Azerbaijan during the first half of the year. Residents and nonresidents carried out trade operations of 5 041.6986mn during this period.
27 July 2006 [02:37]
Ukraine's state-owned oil pipeline company, Ukrtransnafta, has paid back a $108 million loan to the Russian-British joint venture TNK-BP ahead of schedule, freeing it of its obligations to transport Russian crude through the geopolitically sensitive Odessa-Brody pipeline in reverse mode and renewing Western hopes of getting Caspian oil to Europe around Russia.
27 July 2006 [02:21]
The top executives of BP, chastened by a string of safety, environmental and legal problems in their American operations, pledged Wednesday to restore credibility by bringing in outside experts, being more transparent and investing more heavily in safety and maintenance.
26 July 2006 [22:53]
The number of those taken accountable during examination in Barmek maw rise, Nazim Abbasov, Head of Department Fighting Corruption of General Public Prosecutor's Office stated.
26 July 2006 [22:27]
Ministry of Taxes Operative Control Department conducted examination in 4 200 facilities and found 1564 irregularities and frauds.
26 July 2006 [21:56]
"Foreign expert invited by Barmek will soon arrive in Azerbaijan to calculate the investment Barmek has to date made in Azerbaijan," Barmek President Huseyn Arabul stated.
26 July 2006 [13:54]
10 tens of oil has been stolen from the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan main export pipeline section near Ceyhan district of Adana, Turkey.
26 July 2006 [13:50]
Finance Ministry conducted examination of efficiency of spending of budget-allocated means for the first half of the year.
26 July 2006 [09:45]
According to the results of the trading sessions in the currency section of the Baku Interbank Currency Exchange (BICEX), USD/AZN weighted average rate was AZN 0.8881/USD.
26 July 2006 [09:41]
AtaHolding Group of Companies intends to carry out a project on alternative energy source.
26 July 2006 [09:03]
During January-June Taxes Ministry delivered AZN 1 027 059 300 to the state budget which means beating the forecast with a rise of ZN 41 459 300.
26 July 2006 [09:00]
Today in Baku Innovation Technologies Center (BITC) two day seminar "Russia Azerbaijan innovation cooperation, development perspectives" is held in Baku.
26 July 2006 [08:33]
Bank Respublika JSC has prolonged the monthly lottery campaign for 6 more months and the next winners will be announced August 15.
26 July 2006 [08:30]
USD 8.81 was transferred through Azerdemiryolbank JS in the first half of the year which represents an increase of 11 times as against last year respective period.
26 July 2006 [01:23]
For over a decade, its many detractors referred to it mockingly as the "pipeline to nowhere."
25 July 2006 [23:49]
A leading Azerbaijani bank plans to step into the Georgian banking sector, announcing on Monday that it envisages establishing a daughter company in Georgia.
25 July 2006 [22:13]
Natural gas import from Russian to Azerbaijan suspended for two days.
25 July 2006 [10:17]
According to the results of the trading sessions in the currency section of the Baku Interbank Currency Exchange (BICEX), USD/AZN weighted average rate was AZN 0.8884/USD.
25 July 2006 [10:10]
The US ICT companies are keen on making investment in Azerbaijan, Minister of Communications and Information technologies Ali Abbasov stated.
25 July 2006 [09:24]
International Bank of Azerbaijan has no probems in its activities and it continues to work normally.
25 July 2006 [09:19]
The placement of short-term notes of NBA with the state registration number 50103012S will be held at Baku Stock Exchange July 26.
25 July 2006 [09:14]
Agreement on removal of double taxation on income and capital reached by Azerbaijan and Latvia will come into the force next year.
25 July 2006 [08:34]
GDP of Azerbaijan is forecasted to rise by four times in 20 years. If the GDP is forecasted to be $17bn for 2006, the anticipation will reach $70bn by 2025.
24 July 2006 [22:01]
Baku Taxes Department started large-scale measures from today, it was said at a press conference in the Taxes Ministry.
24 July 2006 [12:12]
The Azeri-Turkish intergovernmental economic commission will hold its next meeting in Baku July 27-28, according to press service of the Turkish Embassy in Baku.
24 July 2006 [12:06]
Central Azeri (CA) oil platform is currently producing from ten pre-drilled production wells, according to press service of the BP Azerbaijan.
24 July 2006 [12:03]
Negotiations between Azeri Duet Auto and American Sound Stream Company stopped.
24 July 2006 [11:50]
The World Bank may allocate the Government of Azerbaijan for development of accounting system. The sides are negotiating on components of the project.
24 July 2006 [08:57]
The extractions from the Merkezi Azeri, Gerbi Azeri and Chirag platforms are more than estimated. President of the BP-Azerbaijan company David Woodward told journalists.
23 July 2006 [13:17]
On Azerbaijan's Finance Ministry Main State Treasury concluded an agreement on technical cooperation with the Russian Federal Treasury.
23 July 2006 [13:11]
Trade fairs for sale of agricultural products have been organized in 25 different places in Baku districts on Saturday.
23 July 2006 [12:56]
It has been recently reported that Azerbaijani farmers and other producers of agricultural products encounter problems in selling their products in the capital Baku.
23 July 2006 [12:31]
Azerbaijan and the United States will sign a Memorandum of Understanding on ICT (Information Communication Technologies) cooperation.
22 July 2006 [12:28]
Caspian Motor Show-2006 has been postponed.
22 July 2006 [12:26]
Economic Development Ministry's task force has already completed inspection of the Barmek Azerbaijan Power Network in the country's capital.
22 July 2006 [12:22]
One of the main works to be done concerning the Shah Deniz project is to complete exploitation experiments of Shah Deniz part of the Sangachal terminal.
22 July 2006 [11:20]
Azerbaijan will receive 2.1bn cubic meters of associate gas from the BP-operated major offshore fields Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli this year.
22 July 2006 [11:13]
The oil being transported through the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) main export pipeline may be taken to the eastern part of the United States as well as India across the Suez Canal, BP Azerbaijan President David Woodward told a news conference on Friday.
22 July 2006 [09:30]
"During the first half of the year BTC spent $735 million (including the costs of line-fill and financing) in capital expenditure. Our forecast is that BTC's total capital expenditures will amount to $832 million for this year," said BP Azerbaijan President David Woodward at a media briefing.
22 July 2006 [09:10]
The Shah Deniz gas and condensate development project has continued to progress according to schedule since the beginning of 2006.
22 July 2006 [09:00]
OPEC crude oil per barrel fell to $68.45 in the world market.
22 July 2006 [08:56]
Newly repaired Energy Block I of Ali Bayramli Thermal Power Station still failed to start.
22 July 2006 [08:46]
Agriculture Ministry has initiated to take comprehensive measures to prevent artificial price rise of agricultural goods.
22 July 2006 [08:35]
The international meeting of Transport Ministers will take place in the Kazakh capital of Astana July 27-28.
22 July 2006 [08:32]
Enterprises and institutions (except agricultural ones) operating in Azerbaijan have gained an income of AZN 721.6mn and have had a deficit of AZN 79mn in the first half of this year.
22 July 2006 [02:21]
Israeli and Azerbaijani energy officials have agreed to increase Israel's oil imports from the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline.
22 July 2006 [02:17]
San Ramon-based Chevron Corp. (CVX) may pump as much as 75,000 barrels a day through a pipeline from Baku on the Caspian Sea to the Turkish port of Ceyhan on the Mediterranean.
22 July 2006 [02:15]
The opening of the gas pipeline Baku-Tbilisi-Erzerum (BTE) scheduled for the end of 2006, could permit Georgia to limit its energy dependence on Russia, as Tbilisi is pressing its Turkish and Azerbaijani partners to obtain more gas at a reduced price via the BTE.
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