Azerbaijan is expected to have an inflation level of 6% in 2012, with the average currency rate of manat to dollar – 0.79 manats, APA reports.
Azerbaijani Minister for Economic Development Shakhin Mustafayev said that over 200 enterprises, including 70 industrial ones, will be built. Additional workplaces will be opened.
Chemical industry will increase production by 20.8%, metallurgy – by 16.3% at the Ganca factory, production of construction materials – 9.3%, food production – by 4.1%.
Investments in the non-oil sector are expected to reach 9.3 billion manats in 2012, oil sector – 4.3 billion manats.