Azerbaijan’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Shahin Abdullayev said that Baku is seeking to establish partnerships with Saudi Arabia in the fields of satellites technology, petrochemicals, oil, gas, agriculture and tourism.

Azerbaijan and Serbia are making a joint active contribution to the development of the Silk Road project, Chairman of the National Council for Coordination of Cooperation with Russia and China, former President of Serbia Tomislav Nikolic told influential Danas newspaper on March 22.

During the entire period of cooperation with Tajikistan, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) invested 300 million euros in the country, the Tajik Telegraph Agency reported March 22.

Tourism is one of the spheres where so far good cooperation could be even better, Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Mladen Ivanic, said in an interview with Trend.

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has signed an order on the construction of a carpet weaving workshop in Absheron district.

The progress has been achieved in the development of priority sectors of the Azerbaijani economy, especially the non-oil sector, and the economic growth independent of the oil factor has been ensured in the shortest period thanks to the purposeful reform program of the country’s President Ilham Aliyev, Azerbaijani Minister of Labor and Social Protection Salim Muslumov said.

The cost of gold increased by 1.59 manats to 2229.856 manats per troy ounce in Azerbaijan on March 19, according to the data published by the country’s Central Bank.

Official exchange rate of Azerbaijan’s national currency, the manat, against the US dollar was set at 1.7 AZN/USD for March 27, the Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA) said March 19.

A meeting of the 36th session of the Interstate Council on Aviation and Use of Airspace was held at its headquarters in Baku.

Azerbaijan, being known as a country where tea is a favorite beverage of the population, is largely involved in export and import of this product.

The Azerbaijani Internet Forum (AIF) has initiated the establishment of a center for studying and developing the market of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology in the country, AIF Chairman Osman Gunduz told Trend.

The Export Support Center "Single Window" operating under the Azerbaijani Center for Analysis of Economic Reforms and Communications is working on introduction of new financial services for entrepreneurs, Manager of the "Single Window" Center Nijat Hajizade told Azernews.

Azerbaijan’s mobile operator Azercell Telekom will halt the Mobile Fax/DATACell service since April 19, the company said in a message March 19.

The official exchange rate of US dollar and euro to Azerbaijani manat for March 19 was set at 1.7 manats and 2.0853 manats, respectively.

Last week, the price of one ounce of gold decreased by 22.27 manats or 0.99 percent.

Silk Road is a very important connection between Asia and Europe, said Azerbaijan’s ambassador to US Elin Suleymanov during the John Batchelor Radio Show.

The official exchange rate of Azerbaijani manat against the US dollar set by the Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA) kept unchanged last week.

Azerbaijan's Economy Ministry will cooperate with Azerbaijani companies operating abroad to promote the 'Made in Azerbaijan' brand, Deputy Economy Minister Sahil Babayev said at a press conference on the activities of the Azerbaijan Export and Investment Promotion Foundation (AZPROMO) over the past year.

Branches and offices of a number of Azerbaijani banks will operate in an enhanced mode from March 20 to March 26, 2018, Azerbaijan’s Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FIMSA) said in a message.

Russian Railways (RZD) has introduced a 45-percent discount on transit grain shipments on inventory park wagons from Kazakhstan via the route from Kigash (Russian-Kazakh border) to Samur (Russian-Azerbaijani border), RZD-Partner reported citing a protocol of a meeting of the RZD Board.

Azerbaijani agricultural products cannot be re-exported to foreign markets under the guise of Armenian products, Azerbaijani Deputy Economy Minister Sahil Babayev said.

Azerbaijan will supply pomegranates worth $10 million to the United Arab Emirates, Azerbaijan Export and Investment Promotion Foundation (AZPROMO) President Rufat Mammadov said at a press conference in Baku on March 16.

Official exchange rate of Azerbaijan’s national currency, the manat, against the US dollar was set at 1.7 AZN/USD for March 19, the Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA) said March 16.

The Baku International Sea Trade Port CJSC and the European Union presented a joint project entitled “The EU support to expansion of the operational capabilities of the new Baku Port in Alat,” financed by the EU, on March 16.

The IAPH World Ports Conference 2018, scheduled for May 8-11 in Baku, will be a good opportunity to declare about the concept of Azerbaijan as a regional hub, Head of Baku International Sea Trade Port CJSC Taleh Ziyadov told reporters in Baku March 16.