Business & Economics
We are a Proud Partner in Azerbaijan’s Two World Class Offshore Fields in the Caspian Sea
Exclusive interview with Helge Lund of Statoil President and CEO By Rovshan Pashzadeh AT: Mr. Helge Lund, in June this year HRH Crown Prince Haakon visited Azerbaijan and was received by President Ilham Aliyev. What is your assessment of the
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Vadim Sorokin: Our Advantage is that the Vehicles We Produce are Tailored for Customer’s Needs
Exclusive interview with Mr. Vadim Sorokin, President and Chief Executive, GAZ Group. AT: Mr. Sorokin, it is known that GAZ has gained popularity thanks to cooperation with foreign partners. What has GAZ achieved for today working with its foreign partners?
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Retailing in Azerbaijan: Key Trends and Developments
By Marija Milasevic, Analyst at Euromonitor International The Azerbaijani economy experienced a positive trend towards the end of 2009-2013. Real GDP grew by almost 6% in 2013. Officially, unemployment in Azerbaijan in 2013 was 5%. Despite improvement in economic conditions
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Europe’s Energy Future is in Gas and in Central Asia
By Günther Oettinger, EU Energy Commissioner Europe is waking from a prolonged recession. Growth is back. Looking forward, we can see that Europe’s prosperity, our competiveness, rests on getting all the elements of a successful economy right. Sufficient, reliable and
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Banking Sectors in the Post-Soviet Countries
By Richard Hainsworth During the last years of the Soviet Union, each of the republics (now independent states) were subtly different whilst sharing much in common. Now each of these states are quite different, whilst sharing subtle common traits. Their
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Arild Selvig: FMC is the Leading Company with in Subsea Systems, Holding a Majority Market Share for Such Systems Worldwide
An interview with Arild Selvig, Director Sales and Marketing of the FMC Kongsberg Subsea. AT: Where was FMC Kongsberg Subsea of Norway established? Please, give broad information on its multi-rami fled activities lo our readers A.S.iPMC Kongsberg Subsea AS –
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Telespazio Today is a Leading Player in the Space Market Worldwide
An interview with Mr. Luigi Pasquali, GEO, Telespazio AT: Mr. Luigi Pasquali, could you please tell us about the activities of Telespazio how was it created, what path of development has it travelled and what sort of achievements does it
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AZERFON is an Integral Part of IT Sector Development Azerbaijan
An exclusive interview with Mr. John Armley the General Director of “Azerfon” AT: Mr. Armley, thank you much for agreeing to meet with us. We would like to start this interview by asking you to tell our readers about your
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Azerbaijani Role in European Energy Security
By Rasa Vaiciuniene, Industry Analyst at Euromonitor International With over 40 million tonnes of crude oil output per annum, Azerbaijan is one of the largest oil producers and exporters in the Middle East. However, after the discovery of the Shah
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The Investments are Based on a Broad Diversification Across Asset Classes, Countries, and Sectors
An interview with Mrs. Hilde Singsaas, State Secretary, Ministry of Finance of the Norway AT: What can you say about the role of oil revenues and perspectives in Norwegian economy? Does the increasing oil-gas revenue from these sources impede the
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