Agreement to Combat Money Laundering Approved with Russia and Macedonia
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has approved two decrees of the agreement the Financial Monitoring Service under the Central Bank with similar services in Russia and Macedonia against the legalization of proceeds from crime and the financing of terrorism.
In 2009 Azerbaijan adopted the law "On combating illegally obtained funds or other property legalization and financing of terrorism", and there is a corresponding decision of the Cabinet of Ministers, regulations and orders of the Ministry of Taxes, General Prosecutor's Office, and the State Customs Committee. On an international scale there are a number of documents, including two Strasbourg Conventions of the Council of Europe (1999) - on civil and criminal liability for corruption, the Warsaw Convention 2005 on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime and on the Financing Terrorism and others.
However, despite this, the international research recorded multi-billion USD transfers of illegally obtained funds from Azerbaijan to offshore zones. -0—
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- 26 May 2015 12:49
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Azerbaijan's financial standing continues to strengthen as the country's foreign currency reserves have surged to $71 billion as of January 1, 2025, according to the Ministry of Finance. This figure, which includes reserves held by the State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan (SOFAZ) and the Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA), far exceeds the nation's external debt, which stands at a fraction of its reserves, specifically nearly 14 times less. This robust reserve position reflects Azerbaijan's fiscal stability and the government’s strategic economic management.
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According to operational data from the Ministry of Energy of Azerbaijan, in January 2025, the country produced 2.3 million tons of oil, including condensate, and 3.9 billion cubic meters of gas.
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The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) has opened a representative office in Albania and is set to launch a specific project this year, the Albanian company "Albgaz" announced.
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"Azerbaijan is currently among 54 middle-income countries," said Shahmar Movsumov, head of the Economic Affairs and Innovative Development Policy Department of the Presidential Administration, during the presentation of the World Bank’s World Development Report 2024 in Baku on February 10.
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