fdi in azerbaijan
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2017
Mahmud AliyevMarketing ManagerAZPROMO
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> growth
$160
$161
$162
$163
$164
$165
$166
$167
$168
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$170
2013 2014 2015
GDPCountry ranking: 67
GDP (bln)
$15
$16
$16
$17
$17
$18
$18
2013 2014 2015
GDP per capitaCountry ranking: 93
GDP - per capita (thsd)
Source: IMF & World Factbook 2016
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> markets
Key Export Partners (2015)
Italy Germany Indonesia France Czech Rep Other
Key Import Partners (2015)
Russia Turkey UK Germany Italy US Other
Source: IMF & World Factbook 2016
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> foreign investment
$50
$52
$54
$56
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$60
$62
$64
$66
$68
2014 2015
Stock of Inward foreign investmentCountry ranking: 53
(bln)
$10
$11
$12
$13
$14
$15
2014 2015
Stock of Outward foreign investmentCountry ranking: 56
(bln)
Source: IMF & World Factbook 2016
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> infrastructure
Azerbaijan is a strategic hub for international business
> 5 new international airports
> international sea trade port (FTZ)> “the iron silk way” railroad> 10000km+ roads and highways
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> agreements
Bilateral Investment TreatiesDouble Taxation Treaties
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> competitiveness
TOP 5 CIS Countries #37 Azerbaijan#43 Russia#53 Kazakhstan#59 Georgia#77 Tajikistan
Source: World Economic Forum, The Global Competitiveness Report 2016-2017
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> doing business
#7 Starting a business#22 Registering property#34 Paying taxes
Source: World Bank Doing Business Report 2016
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> global 500> 3M> American Express> Apple> Boeing> Caterpillar> Cisco Systems> Coca-Cola> Deere> FedEx> Ford Motor> General Electric> General Motors
> Honeywell International> HP> Humana> McDonalds> Microsoft> Mondelez> Nike> Oracle> PepsiCo> Pfizer > Procter & Gamble> UPS
Source: 2016 Time Inc.
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> transparency
> no state inspections of business for 2 years> streamlined licensing system (59 to 37)> streamlined public services (ASAN & ABAD)> over 450 e-gov services for businesses> electronic visa portal evisa.gov.az> electronic customs declaration
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> industrial parks
> sumqayit chemistry industrial park > garadagh shipyards industrial park> mingachevir textile industrial park> pirallahi pharmaceutical industrial park> high technologies park> mingachevir high technologies park> balakhany eco industrial park
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> investment support
> 7 year period> 0% corporate tax> 0% land and property tax> 0% VAT*> 0% customs duty*
* on imported hardware, technological equipment and structures
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> investment promotion document
> 7 economic regions> 30+ priority industries> starting at 200,000 AZN> 7 year period> 50% corporate tax> 0% land and property tax> 0% VAT*> 0% customs duty*
* on imported hardware, technological equipment and structures
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> sectors
> agriculture> industry> tourism> ict> services
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> port of baku
> West Turkey & EU> East Central Asia, China, Japan> South Iran, India> North Russia & Northern Europe
> rail, road & sea> largest FTZ in Caspian
Alat(20 min south of Baku)
Baku
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> investment assistance
> handling investment inquiries> investment projects> marketing support> project partner search and contact> identification of local suppliers and commercial service providers> meetings with private institutions and site visits> individual troubleshooting and assistance> export reimbursement program> liaising with regulators and local authorities> social events for investors (networking, relationship building)
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THANK YOUMahmud AliyevMarketing ManagerAzerbaijan Export and Investment Promotion FoundationBaku Business Center32 Neftchiler Ave., Baku, AzerbaijanT: +99412 598-0147/48F: +99412 [email protected]___________________________________________________________________________________Azerbaijan Export and Investment Promotion Foundation (AZPROMO) is a joint public-private-initiative, established by the Ministry of Economy of Azerbaijan in 2003 with the aim to contribute to the economic development through attracting foreign investments in the non-oil sectors of economy and stimulating expansion of country's exports of non-oil goods to the overseas markets.