The Financial Monitoring Service (FMS) under the Central Bank of Azerbaijan in February 2013 received 21.015 thousand of information on suspicious transactions, which is 10.6% more than in the previous month.
According to the service, within two months of the year they received 40.015 thousand data. Compared to January-February 2012 the figure rose to 2,361 units or 6.3 percent.
Financial Monitoring functions since 2009 and is the body in charge of the state policy in the field of combating money laundering and terrorist financing. - 15B -
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Azerbaijan’s Information and Communication Technologies Agency (ICTA) held a meeting with representatives of internet service providers (ISPs) and telecom operators to address concerns over the accuracy of reported internet speeds and the country’s ranking in global broadband performance indices.
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Bulgaria considers Azerbaijan a key strategic partner in the energy sector, as the country plays a crucial role in diversifying gas supplies and strengthening regional energy security, Bulgaria’s newly appointed Energy Minister Jecho Stankov said during a meeting with an Azerbaijani delegation.
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Rovshan Najaf, president of Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR, met with Majid Jafar, CEO of Crescent Petroleum, on February 6 to discuss potential avenues for collaboration in the energy sector. The meeting marked an important step in strengthening ties between the two companies, with both sides exchanging insights on their respective operations and assessing opportunities of mutual interest.
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Rovshan Najaf, president of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR), met with Sašo Berger, chairman of Slovenian energy company Petrol dd, and Simon Urbanc, CEO of Geoplin doo, on February 6, underscoring growing cooperation in the natural gas sector between Azerbaijan and Slovenia.
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