Asian Development Bank to invest $350 million in the road sector in Azerbaijan
Third Multi-Tranche Financing (MFF) Road Sector Development in Azerbaijan by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is estimated at $ 300 million.
As recorded in the Bank's Country Partnership Strategy with official Baku for the period 2014-2018 the program approved and published on the website of the bank will be approved in 2015. ADB also plans to grant the country a loan of $ 50 million for the implementation of the investment program for sustainable urban transport in Baku.
Azerbaijan has been a member of ADB since 1999. From 1999 to early 2014 for the implementation of 20 projects in Azerbaijan, ADB approved loans totaling $ 1 billion 637.4 million, of which $ 697.5 million was used. --17D-
Economics
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The Green Climate Fund (GCF), an operating entity of the financial mechanism of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the body responsible for implementing the Paris Agreement, has included Azerbaijan for the first time in its list of countries eligible for funding.
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The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the UN Office in Geneva and the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport organized for the heads of about 30 diplomatic missions accredited in Geneva a special briefing on the initiative "Green Digital Action", which will be presented during COP29 in November in Baku, the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport of Azerbaijan reported.
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As a member of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Council, Azerbaijan participated in the 28th meeting of this Council in Abu Dhabi (UAE).
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Azerbaijan’s imports of animal and vegetable fats and oils climbed 23.9% by weight and 16.2% by value from January to September 2024, official data revealed. Despite the uptick in volume, the import cost of these products saw a decrease compared to the same period last year, with the cost per ton of vegetable oil falling by 6.1% to $1,199.6 in 2024, down from $1,278.6 in 2023.
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