Azerbaijani economy

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Azerbaijan’s Central Bank to hold deposit auction

Azerbaijan’s Central Bank to hold deposit auction

Azerbaijan’s Central Bank will hold a deposit auction on August 27 to raise 350 million manat, the banks said in a statement. The auction will be held on the Bloomberg trading platform.  The interest rate on …

Azerbaijani oil prices increase

Azerbaijani oil prices increase

The price of the AZERI LT CIF oil amounted to $76.40 per barrel today, an increase of $0.22, novosti.az reported. At the same time, September Brent crude futures fell 25 cents (0.3%) to $74.72 a barrel by 0654 GMT after rising nearly 1% …

S&P and Fitch affirm Azerbaijan's ratings

S&P and Fitch affirm Azerbaijan's ratings

S&P Global Ratings affirmed the long- and short-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings on Azerbaijan at 'BB+/B'. The outlook on the long-term ratings is stable. "Our ratings on Azerbaijan are still …

EBRD forecasts Azerbaijan’s GDP growth

EBRD forecasts Azerbaijan’s GDP growth

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) forecasts 2.5%-growth in Azerbaijan’s GDP in 2018, according to the bank's Regional Economic Prospects report. ‘This is 0.5% higher than previous forecast’, …

Natural Gas Europe: efficient oil strategy of Azerbaijan

Natural Gas Europe: efficient oil strategy of Azerbaijan

When the Soviet Union (USSR) collapsed in the early 90s, Azerbaijan like other post-soviet countries faced the economic crisis. Due to isolationist economic policy of USSR, the economic relations of Azerbaijan with other countries outside the …

 lham Aliyev: Azerbaijan is favorable country to invest

lham Aliyev: Azerbaijan is favorable country to invest

Azerbaijan is a favorable place to put investments, the country's President Ilham Aliyev said at a meeting with employees of two yarn production plants of Mingachevir Tekstil LLC and representatives of local public of …

Moody’s expects Azerbaijani economy to grow

Moody’s expects Azerbaijani economy to grow

Azerbaijan’s GDP may grow 1.5% in 2018, Moody’s Investors Service said in a report. The agency said that the rebound in oil prices since early 2017 has contributed to a stabilization in Azerbaijan's economy …

S&P raises Azerbaijan's sovereign debt rating

S&P raises Azerbaijan's sovereign debt rating

Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings agency has forecast Azerbaijan’s GDP growth to average 3.3% over the next four years, the S&P said in a report.  On January 26, the S&P revised its outlook on the long-term …

Azerbaijan increases amount of funds for exporters

Azerbaijan increases amount of funds for exporters

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has signed a decree on amending the decree "On approval of the procedure for determining and regulating the mechanism for paying part of the expenses paid for by the state budget, …

Results of 2017: Azerbaijan - leader of South Caucasus

Results of 2017: Azerbaijan - leader of South Caucasus

In 2017, Azerbaijan reaffirmed its leadership in the South Caucasus region by once again gettion ahead of its Caucasian neighbors both by economic indicators, by scale of international projects and by prospects for further development. …

EU praises Azerbaijan potential in development of SMEs

EU praises Azerbaijan potential in development of SMEs

Azerbaijan has great potential for the development of small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) and the achievement of European indicators in this area, the head of Operations Section at the EU mission in Baku, Jeroen Willems said …

EBRD predicts Azerbaijan’s economic growth

EBRD predicts Azerbaijan’s economic growth

Azerbaijan’s GDP is projected to rise by 2% in 2018, according to the Transition Report of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The EBRD also expects the country’s GDP to drop by 0.5% in 2017. …