The Republic of Azerbaijan The Ministry of Economic Development

1. The Republic of Azerbaijan The Ministry of Economic Development

2. Contents • General Information • Relations with WTO • Statistic (SPECA, World) • Single Window • Ministerial Declaration • National and regional AfT action plans for SPECA

3. General Information • Capital Baku • Population 9 mln • Religion Islam • Economy Azerbaijan's high economic growth during 2006-10 was attributable to large and growing oil and gas exports, but some non-export sectors also featured double-digit growth, including construction, banking, and real estate. In 2012, economic growth picked up to 3.8%.

4. General Information • GDP ( purchasing power parity) $98.16 billion (2012) country comparison to the world: 75 • GDP ( real growth rate) 3.8% (2012) country comparison to the world: 90 • GDP ( per capita) $10,700 (2012) country comparison to the world: 113 • Labor force 6.206 million (2012) country comparison to the world: 66 • Unemployment rate 1 % (2012) country comparison to the world: 6 • Tax and other revenues 32.7% of GDP (2012) country comparison to the world: 84

5. General Information • Budget revenues: $23.25 billion expenditures: $25.55 billion (2012) • Agriculture productscotton, grain, rice, grapes, fruit, vegetables, tea, tobacco; cattle, pigs, sheep, goats • Industriespetroleum and natural gas, petroleum products, oilfield equipment; steel, iron ore; cement; chemicals and petrochemicals; textiles • Exports$30.58 billion (2012) country comparison to the world: 64 • Export partners Italy 32.6%, France 13.3%, US 7.6%, Germany 6.3%, Indonesia 5.4%, Czech Republic 5.3% (2012)

6. General Information • Imports$10.78 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 92 • Import commodities machinery and equipment, oil products, foodstuffs, metals, chemicals • Import partnersTurkey 18.1%, Russia 15.4%, China 7.8%, Germany 7.2%, UK 6.1%, Ukraine 4.6%, Italy 4.2% (2011) • Exchange rates Azerbaijani manats (AZN) per US dollar 0.78 (2012 est.)

7. Relations with WTO • THE ACCESSION OF AZERBAIJAN TO WTO made ​​on June 23, 1997. • MULTILATERAL NEGOTIATIONS • PLURILATERAL NEGOTIATIONS • Bilateral negotiations • national legislation into conformity with WTO requirements • COMMISSION ON PREPARATION OF AZERBAIJAN’S ACCESSION TO WTO • PUBLIC AWARENESS

8. Statistic 2013 january-may dynamics of trade relations between member states of SPECA with Azerbaijan • Volume of trade 262.62 million $ • Volume of import 141.07 million $ • Volume of export 121.55 million $ • Foreign trade saldo -19.52 million $ • share of the foreign trade turnover 1.8 percent • Import was 3.2 percent • export was 1.2 percent

9. Statistic (SPECA) Source: State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan

10. Statistic during the period of January-May 2013 the foreign trade turnover of the Republic of Azerbaijan • Volume of turnover 14.725,61 mln $ • Volume of import 4.359,81 mln$ • Volume of export 10.365,80 mln $ During this period the Republic of Azerbaijan trade with 135 countries, and the foreign trade balance was positive 6.005,99 million. U.S. dollars. Source: State Custom Committee

11. Statistic (World)

12. Statistic (World)

13. Single Window • Azerbaijan is an important part of the “Silk Way” and north south transport corridor. This increases the importance of Azerbaijan for international trade. • State Program on development of customs system of the Azerbaijan Republic in 2007-2011 • Application of the “SW principle” on inspecting the goods and vehicles passing the state border checkpoints of the Republic of Azerbaijan (2008) Significance of «Single Window» • Access to information resources • Integrated system • Data identification and security • Search tool, monitoring and reporting • Scope and flexibility

14. Single Window (benefits)

15. Ministerial Declaration • Held in Baku 2010 • is the first high-level event for transition economies since the launching of the AfT initiative at the 2005 WTO Hong Kong Ministerial. • 122 delegates • One of the key outcomes was the signing of a Ministerial Declaration • The Conference also launched the SPECA Regional Aid-for-Trade Implementation and Monitoring Council (SPECA AfT Council), to provide a follow-up mechanism for monitoring and supporting AfT initiatives in SPECA countries • The organization of the Conference was coordinated by the UNECE and benefited from the financial, organizational and advisory support of a number of UN agencies and specialized institutions, making it an important example of the UN “delivering as one”.

16. National and regional AfT action plans for SPECA • Introduction: • The revision of the national and regional AfT action matrices sought to update the matrices, provide development partners with a tool for planning better future trade development activities • Regional Goals: (RG) • Developing national supply side capacity • Harnessing of cross-border cooperation • Facilitating the beneficial integration of SPECA countries into the multilateral trading system

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