In the first half of this year the volume of extra-budgetary revenues of the State Phytosanitary Service (SFS) of the Ministry of Agriculture amounted to 1.732.000 manat, by 1.7 times more than in all of 2015. This is the result of the new model of pest surveillance and ensuring financial transparency, on the results of the meeting of the Board of the Ministry. There is a 30% increase of the volume of SFS over first six months of 2016compared with the same period in the 2007-2013 year.
According to the decision of the Tariff Council of 2005, SFS provides Phytosanitary Surveillance Services to businesses and individuals on the phytosanitary quarantine inspection of imported goods, disposal of quarantine of plants and products, places and means of storage and transport, laboratory analysis and inspection at the established rate.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture, over six months of this year has been banned imports of 48 tons of potatoes due to the presence of harmful organisms in it. During this period, phytosanitary service destroyed about 90 tons of food products, while 2014 the figure was only 2.5 tons. 08D
Economics
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Azerbaijan’s gross domestic product (GDP) reached 126.3 billion manats in 2024, marking an increase of 3 billion manats, or 2.4%, compared to the previous year, according to data released by the State Statistics Committee. In 2023, nominal GDP stood at 123 billion manats.
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The latest data from the State Statistics Committee reveals that as of December 1, 2024, the total number of salaried workers in Azerbaijan stood at 1.775 million, with 884,400 employed in the public sector and 890,900 in the private sector. This figure falls significantly short of the government's ambitious targets set seven years ago, raising concerns about employment opportunities, particularly for the country's burgeoning youth population.
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Azerbaijan's legal and physical entities engaged in trade operations with partners from 176 countries between January and November 2024, exporting goods to 120 nations and importing from 167, according to the State Customs Committee.
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Azerbaijan's retail trade turnover climbed 3.9% in real terms in 2024 compared to the previous year, reaching a total of 62.2 billion manats, the State Statistics Committee revealed. Food, beverages, and tobacco accounted for 34.1 billion manats, while non-food products contributed 28.1 billion manats to the total.
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