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AZERBAIJAN IN THE WORLD
ADA Biweekly Newsletter
Vol. 1, No. 16
September 15, 2008



Doing Business 2009


International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Recent IMF publications on Azerbaijan


Alim Qasimov & Kronos Quartet/The Kamkars

Nuru-Pasha

Liberation of Baku: 90th anniversary


Azerbaijan marks the 90th anniversary of the arrival of Turkish general Nuru-Pasha in Baku on September 15. The present article presents a historian's point of view.

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ECONOMY


Azerbaijan: the year’s top reformer

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Azerbaijan led the world as the top reformer in 2007/08, with improvements on seven out of 10 indicators of regulatory reform. Azerbaijan started operating a one-stop shop in January 2008 that halved the time, cost, and number of procedures to start a business. Business registrations increased by 40% in the first 6 months. Azerbaijan also eliminated the minimum loan cutoff of $1,100, more than doubling the number of borrowers covered at the credit registry. Also, taxpayers can now file and pay their taxes online. Azerbaijan’s extensive reforms moved it far up the ranks, from 97 to 33 in the overall ease of doing business.


Doing Business 2009

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  • Azerbaijan: the year’s top reformer

  • AZERBAIJAN LEAPS FORWARD IN MAKING ITS ECONOMY ATTRACTIVE TO BUSINESS

  • TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL: CORRUPTION IN AZERBAIJAN INCREASES

  • Miklos Marschall: “CPI score on Azerbaijan this year contradicts to my own professional opinion about the situation in Azerbaijan”

  • BP-Azerbaijan and Ministry of Economic Development ink memo of understanding

  • Economic Research Center says annual inflation hits 29.2% in Azerbaijan

  • Azerbaijan Re-enters IT Competitiveness Rating


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