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Azerbaijan: Two Reports Paint Sharply Different Picture of Baku’s Business Climate
BY SHAHIN ABBASOV
This is a tale of two seemingly different countries that is actually one - Azerbaijan. One recently released report, prepared by a leading international financial institution, pronounces Azerbaijan to be one of the world’s most business-friendly nations. Another report, prepared by a leading corruption watchdog group, asserts that graft is deeply entrenched in Azerbaijan and growing worse. The sharply different depiction of business conditions in Azerbaijan is stoking debate in Baku.
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ALMANAC FACTS
Area: 87,000 sq km (33,591 sq mi)
Population: 7,868,385
Capital: Baku 1,800,000
President: Ilham Äliyev
Religion: Muslim 93.4%, Russian Orthodox 2.5%, Armenian Orthodox 2.3%, other 1.8%
Life Expectancy: 63.25 years
GDP per capita: $3,400
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OSI Assistance Foundation-Azerbaijan
117A, Hasan Aliyev
Baku 370110
Azerbaijan
Phone: (99412) 98 69 33, 98 69 1
Fax: (99412) 98 69 34
Email: office@osi-az.org
Executive Director: Mr. Farda Asadov
Website: http://www.osi-az.org
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