Turkey is ready to produce low-orbit (LEO) and gestational (GEO) satellites for Azerbaijan, as soon as the operating time of Azersky and Azerspace-1 spacecrafts expires, the Minister of Transport, Maritime and Communications of Turkey Ahmet Arslan said. Arslan said that as a part of state-owned Turkish Aerospace Industry (TAI) there was a center of testing…
The Southern Gas Corridor is an excellent example of a new source of energy for Europe, Vice-President of EU Commission in charge of Energy Union Maros Sefcovic said. The Southern Gas Corridor is one of the priority energy projects for the EU. It envisages the transportation of 10 billion cubic meters of Azerbaijani gas from…
Poland’s rail operator PKP LHS has become a member of the Coordination Committee of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TCITR), Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping CJSC reported. Another meeting of the Coordination Committee was held in Astana. “The creation of a union of legal entities of the Coordination Committee, the signing of the agreement on the establishment…
The Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia (TRACECA) transported some 229.5 million passengers through Azerbaijan’s territory in January-August 2016, up by 2.2 percent% YoY, Azerbaijan’s State Statistics Committee reported. Meanwhile, some 33.24 million tons of cargo were transported via the TRACECA through Azerbaijan’s territory during the reporting period, down by 6.6% YoY. Some 64.1% (21.3 million tons) of…
The Islamic fund on microfinance might be created in Azerbaijan, a source on the country’s finance market reported. The source said that the issue was being discussed by Azerbaijan’s microfinance organizations. “The discussions are still at a very early stage, but if market participants agree and adopt a certain decision, then international financial organizations can…
Iranian Mahan Air airline will launch regular flights on Tehran-Baku-Tehran route from October 31, press service of Heydar Aliyev International Airport reported. Azerbaijan State Civil Aviation Administration issued the relevant permission after receiving a request from the airline to perform flights three times a week. Flights are scheduled three times a week on Tuesdays, Wednesdays…
Mechanisms to support the export of Azerbaijani products will apply only to goods produced in the non-oil sector, head of the Azerbaijan Export and Investment Promotion Foundation (AZPROMO) Rufat Mammadov reported. However, the entrepreneurs, who can benefit from these mechanisms, will face no restrictions. “Export process is quite difficult. First of all, entrepreneurs should have…