As part of a trip of the delegation with the participation of businessmen from the United States, in Baku on November 19, the Azerbaijani-American Business Meeting will be organized.
As the Fund for Export and Investment Promotion in Azerbaijan (AZPROMO) reported, the meeting will be attended by representatives of 15 American companies operating in the fields of construction, energy, ICT, chemistry, food industry, production of medical equipment, aviation, transport, etc.
Last year's Business Forum (Baku, 25 November) was attended by representatives of about 70 companies from both sides.
The organizers of business meetings are AZPROMO and USACC (US-Azerbaijan Chamber of Commerce).
According to the State Customs Committee, in the first nine months of 2015 the trade turnover between Azerbaijan and the United States amounted to $ 935.3 million, which is 5.3% more than in the comparable period of 2014. The export of goods from Azerbaijan ($ 263 million) decreased by 41.6%, while imports of US goods ($ 672.3 million) grew by 53.5%. ---08D
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