During six months this year the Azerbaijan State Customs Committee registered 144 criminal cases. 113 of them are related to smuggling, including 7 cases of import of goods with excises. 62,962 kilo of narcotics and 83,366 kilo of psychotropic substances were confiscated in 74 drug-related cases. 168 people were brought to responsibility in all the cases.
By July 1, 2013 customs agents brought responsibility local and foreign citizens on 5,812 cases of administrative transgressions, including attempts to secretly bring and remove undeclared products, lack of accompanying documents and non-delivery of declared products and etc.—0—
Economics
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BP, the operator of the Shah Deniz gas condensate field, announced on Sunday that production from the Shah Deniz Alpha platform resumed on the evening of January 18. This followed the complete resolution of a technical issue with the subsea condensate export pipeline between the Shah Deniz Alpha platform and the Sangachal terminal.
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SOCAR President Rovshan Najaf met with the Minister of State for Petroleum of Pakistan, Musadik Malik, on January 18. According to SOCAR, the discussions covered joint energy projects, achieved outcomes, and cooperation opportunities in various areas, including the trade of petroleum products.
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The State Statistics Committee of Azerbaijan reported that in 2024 investments in fixed assets reached 21,435.1 million manats, which is 0.7% less than in 2023. While overall figures edged lower, the sectoral breakdown reveals notable disparities between the oil and gas sphere and non-oil industries.
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Azerbaijan’s industrial enterprises and individual entrepreneurs reported a modest 1.1% year-on-year increase in industrial production during 2024, reaching an output valued at 64.1 billion manat. The State Statistics Committee attributed the overall growth to a 0.5% expansion in the oil and gas sector, while non-oil and gas industries surged by 7.3%.
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