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Azerbaijani entrepreneurs invited to participate in Georgia’s investment forum

Business Materials 30 August 2014 16:10 (UTC +04:00)
Tbilisi will host the International Investment Forum on October 29-30, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Economy and Industry said Aug. 30.
Azerbaijani entrepreneurs invited to participate in Georgia’s investment forum

Baku, Azerbaijan, Aug. 30

By Zulfiyya Gurbanova - Trend:

Tbilisi will host the International Investment Forum on October 29-30, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Economy and Industry said Aug. 30.

"The world economy trends will be discussed as part of the forum," according to the statement. "Azerbaijani entrepreneurs are invited to participate in this event."

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, Vice-President of the Asian Development Bank Wencai Zhang, President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso will attend the forum.

The trade turnover between the two countries amounted to $372.02 million in January-July 2014, according to the Azerbaijani State Customs Committee. Azerbaijan imported Georgian products worth $55.93 million. The goods worth $316.09 million were exported to Georgia.

Last year, the volume of direct investments into the Georgian economy increased by 60 percent. Azerbaijan invested $89.9 million to Georgia in 2013, thereby ranking fourth among the largest investors in Georgia.

The Netherlands ranks first in the foreign direct investments with a 16 percent share in total foreign investments in the Georgian economy. Luxembourg has a 15 percent share and China - 10 percent.

Georgia is expected to receive up to $ 700 million in the form of investments within five years as a result of the implementation of the second phase of Shah-Deniz project. This project is significant in ensuring the energy security of Europe. It will completely change the energy map of Europe in the near future. Around 2,000-3,000 jobs will be created. After increasing the capacity of the gas pipeline to 16 billion cubic meters of gas, five percent of them will remain in Georgia.

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