Azerbaijan, Baku, May 6 / Trend , S. Babayeva/
Azerbaijan's largest tobacco goods producer European Tobacco Baku open joint stock company has closed down three branches in country's regions, Taxes Ministry's Vergiler newspaper reported.
Subsidiaries European Tobacco Servis in Lankaran, European Tobacco Impex in Shamkir and Avropa Tutun -Ticaret LTD in Baku have been closed down.
European Tobacco Baku is largest tobacco goods producer in Azerbaijan. The company has 10 supply outlets all over the country.
The company began activities in Feb. 2000. It has produced cigarettes worth 260 million manat since inception.
Tobacco goods worth over $73 million were exported to the Central and Eastern Africa and CIS thus far. The company produces over 25 types of products.
The Agriculture Ministry said total production of tobacco was 2,500 tons with 1066 hectares of sown area in 2008. Tobacco production totaled 2,900 tons in 2007.
The tobacco leaves are primarily manufactured in Zakatala, Sheki, Gakh, Gabala and Balakan in Azerbaijan.
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