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Sharp decline in Azerbaijani oil output in March 2018

Sharp decline in Azerbaijani oil output in March 2018 Azerbaijan produced 740,000 b/d of crude oil and 54,000 b/d of condensate, exported 629,600 b/d of crude oil, 54,000 b/d of condensate and 10,600 b/d of oil products in March 2018. According to Energy Ministry, average production by Azerbaijan made up 814,600 barrels of oil per […]

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Sharp decline in Azerbaijani oil export in January 2018

Sharp decline in Azerbaijani oil export in January 2018 Azerbaijani oil exports via the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline fell by 33 percent in January 2018 compared January 2017. The country exported 1.6 million tons oil last month through the indicated pipeline which 0.8 million tons less than compared with the same month in 2017. Azerbaijan exported […]

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The Economy of Azerbaijan in 2017: Assessment and Recommendations

The Economy of Azerbaijan in 2017: Assessment and Recommendations The year 2017 posed severe challenges for the economy of Azerbaijan, as it experienced a 3.1% decline in 2016, its first negative GDP growth since 1995. According to initial estimations of EBRD, the economy was expected to experience another negative GDP growth equal to 0.5% in […]

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Foreign debt of Azerbaijan in 2018: realities and perspectives

Foreign debt of Azerbaijan in 2018: realities and perspectives Azerbaijani foreign debt reached $9.398 billion USD, or 15.978 billion manat, on January 1st, 2018, according to the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Azerbaijan. GDP reached 70.135 billion manat in the reporting period, leading the share of foreign debt in Azerbaijani Gross Domestic Production […]

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CESD remains the best think tank in the Southern Caucasus and Central Asia

CESD remains the best think tank in the Southern Caucasus and Central Asia CESD – Center for Economic and Social Development – is the number one think tank in the Southern Caucasus and Central Asia, according to the University of Pennsylvania’s Global Go To Think Tank Index Report 2017. The report was submitted in Washington, […]