Last week review (13.06- 17.06.2011)
June 13
• London Taxi TX4 cars, delivered to Baku under contract with leading manufacturer of London taxis - Manganese Bronze Holdings PLC, started operation.
• Azerbaijan will use expertise of South Korea in biometric identification
• IFC and leading microfinance company in Azerbaijan signed loan agreement
June 14
• Azerbaijani Communications Ministry has completed restoration work in several regional TAS
• Taxes Ministry of Azerbaijan held a board meeting
• Azerbaijani Foreign Minister and Georgian Prime Minister discussed implementation of Baku-Tbilisi-Kars project
• Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan signed contract with IBM
• SOCAR completed gasification of village in Marneuli region of Georgia
• Priority areas were identified for funding in Beylagan region of Azerbaijan
June 15
• IFAD approved loan for new agricultural project in Azerbaijan
June 16
• Azerbaijani Finance Ministry conducted board meeting
• Azerbaijan and Spain prepared agreement on avoidance of double taxation and mutual protection of investments
June 17
• Caspian International Transport Conference was held in Baku
• Twinning project in agriculture was launched in Azerbaijan jointly with EU
• Economic Development Ministry and Turkish Ekodenge consultancy company organized seminar in Baku on preparing 20-year strategy for managing solid waste
• Parliamentary committees on economic and social policies conducted joint meeting to discuss draft law on compulsory insurances
• Parliamentary committees on economic policy, legal policy and state building recommended draft Customs Code to be discussed at plenary meeting of parliament
• AZN 17 million concessional financing was allocated to implement investment projects in villages of Baku
• Azerbaijan's project was in shortlist of TRACECA Investment Forum
