Azerbaijan: honey to get organic certification

The Association of Beekeepers of Azerbaijan will send an appeal to the Agriculture Ministry, according to the president of the association Badraddin Khasratov. The goal is to obtain organic certification for Azerbaijani honey. “The ministry should apply to the Cabinet of Ministers for this. After the receipt of the certificate of organic product, the entry…

Azerbaijan: major bank creates investment company

Azerbaijan’s Bank BTB has created a BTB Kapital investment company. The authorized capital of the company is 350,000 manats. The official representative of the company is Rustam Jafarov. Presently, five investment companies with a total turnover of 4.3 billion manats operate in Azerbaijan. Bank BTB has been operating in Azerbaijan since 2010. (Trend/Business World Magazine)

Azerbaijan: Aliyev Airport passenger throughput up in Q1 2018

During the first three months of 2018 Heydar Aliyev International Airport served over 897,000 passengers. This indicator exceeds the same indicator of the previous year by 15%. National air carrier Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) carried 362,000 passengers, while the national low-cost airline Buta Airways – 104,000 passengers. 768,000 passengers (85.6% of passenger traffic) accounted for international…