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The Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway is an important transport corridor connecting Europe with the countries of the region and serving the development of regional cooperation, Director-General for Mobility and Transport (MOVE) of the European Commission Henrik Hololei said at a briefing Feb. 19, Trend reports. He said the full launch of …

Azerbaijan’s GDP in January 2019 amounted to almost 5.9 billion manats, which is 2.9 percent more than in January 2018, Trend reports referring to the State Statistics Committee. GDP per capita was 601.1 manats. The volume of GDP produced in the non-oil sector of Azerbaijan increased by 2.7 percent over …

Over 100 companies have joined the Green Corridor system in Azerbaijan since February 1, 2019, Safar Mehdiyev, chairman of the Azerbaijani State Customs Committee, said, Trend reports. Mehdiyev made the remarks at the “Taxes, Transparency and Development” forum in Baku on Feb. 18. “All export companies and about 40 percent …

One of the main tasks is to increase transport safety in Azerbaijan, chairman of the Azerbaijan Railways CJSC Javid Gurbanov said. Gurbanov made the remarks at a meeting with a delegation led by chairman of the Austrian Federal Railways JSC (OBB) Andreas Matte, Trend reports. He spoke about the work …

March 16 marks the 79th anniversary of  the founder of Azerbaijani jazz-mugham, honored art worker Vagif Mustafazade. On the eve of this date, friends and colleagues of the jazzman, fans of his music will gather in Moscow. The birthday of jazz legend will be held at Igor Butman Club on …

“SOCAR Polymer`s starting to work at full capacity is a remarkable event,” said President Ilham Aliyev at the inauguration of SOCAR Polymer high-density polyethylene plant in the city of Sumgayit. “There are many plants in the Sumgait Chemical Industrial Park and SOCAR Polymer definitely has a special place among them. …

The bilateral trade between Azerbaijan and Ukraine exceeded $74 million in January, according to Ukraine`s State Statistical Committee. Official figures suggest that Azerbaijan`s exports to Ukraine amounted to $36.08 million, while imports made $38.2 million last month. Ukraine is Azerbaijan`s second largest trade partner in the CIS after Russia. Emil …