The project has been realized since October 2008 under the patronage of Latvia"s and Netherlands Kingdom"s Food Quality Service with support of the State Service for Anti-monopoly policy and protecting the rights of consumers in the Azerbaijan"s Ministry of Economic development.
The project"s goal is to provide export of fish and fish products of local production to the EU"s market, improvement of professional training of employees working in this sphere, unification of local specialized legislation with relevant legal base, expansion of opportunities of the laboratory in the anti-monopoly State Service, and the increase of local specialists" activity level to the international standards level.
Total of 225 of Twining, TAIEX and Sigma type projects has been realized in the frameworks of `European Good Neighborhood Policy` Program.
According to the site of the Economic Development Ministry, Azerbaijan continues work for the expansion of fish and fish products export to the European Union"s markets. --17D-
Economics
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According to data released by the State Statistics Committee, Azerbaijan’s agricultural sector achieved slight production growth in the first eight months of 2024. The total volume of agricultural production reached 8.723 billion manats, which is 0.8% higher than during the same period last year. However, this growth occurs against a backdrop of increasing food imports, despite significant government subsidies aimed at supporting domestic agriculture.
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Azerbaijan has unveiled strong fiscal indicators for the first eight months of the current year, reporting a state budget surplus that underscores the country’s economic resilience amidst global uncertainties. According to operational data released by the Ministry of Finance, state budget revenues from January to August 2024 reached 25 billion 223.4 million manats, while expenditures amounted to 22 billion 362.4 million manats.
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Azerbaijan has made significant progress in diversifying its energy balance, with renewable sources playing an increasingly important role in the country's electricity production. Operational data for January-August 2024 show that total electricity generation reached 19,235.4 million kilowatt-hours (kWh), marking a noticeable shift towards greener energy.
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Bilateral relations between Azerbaijan and Russia are accelerating, particularly in the agricultural sector, as Deputy Prime Minister Shahin Mustafayev and Russia’s Minister of Agriculture Oksana Lut underscored during their high-level meeting on September 13 in Baku.
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