Azerbaijan, which aims to become self-reliant in critical areas and minimize import-dependency, places a huge emphasis on the construction sector.

Azerbaijan plans to double production of building materials in the next five years, according to a draft concept of socio-economic development for 2016-2019, which is currently under review in the Parliament under the budget package.

The housing sector has had a sharp positive impact on the construction industry in Kazakhstan, according to the Ranking.kz analytical service.

Georgia decreased the import volume of Azerbaijan’s construction materials by 2.1 percent in January-February 2015, the Georgian National Statistics Service’s report as of January-February 2015 says.