bne:Invest in Azerbaijan - December 2014

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December 2014

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Baku industry conference wraps up Azerbaijan's “Year of Industry” The Azerbaijani Ministry of Economy and Industry, in collaboration with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the German Federal Enterprise for International Cooperation (GIZ), hosted the Baku International Industry Conference on November 26-27. The event gathered over 300 participants from Azerbaijan and abroad to discuss trends in industrial policy, technology, and industrial parks or clusters as a way of promoting industrial development. This was the culmination of the

Azerbaijani administration's efforts to grow the non-oil economy this year by decreeing 2014 as the “Year of Industry”. The action plan for the development of industry in Azerbaijan stipulated, among other things, the hosting of an international industry conference in Baku. The guests – who included high-profile attendees such as Montenegrin Minister of Economy Vladimir Kavaric; Iranian Minister of Industry, Mining and Trade Mohammad Reza Nematzadeh; and the regional directors of

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