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EU allocates €14.5m for SME development in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
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06/03/2017
The EU has allocated €14.5 million to Azerbaijan as part of the country’s regional development programme. It envisages a wide range of measures, from twinning and technical assistance to the creation of a business information system in rural area s, improved support for the development of SMEs in rural areas and family farming, the introduction of agriculture consulting services system, and...
EU and Azerbaijan enter negotiations for new partnership agreement
Azerbaijan
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06/03/2017
The EU intends to expand dialogue and cooperation with Azerbaijan as the two parties begin negotiations for a comprehensive new partnership agreement that will better address their shared challenges, said Christian Danielsson, director general for neighbourhood and enlargement negotiations at the European Commission. Mr Danielsson was speaking during a meeting with his Azerbaijani counterpart...
The bilateral assistance package underpins the forthcoming negotiations of a new bilateral agreement.
EU announces €13.5 million assistance package to Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
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21/10/2016
The European Union (EU) announced a new assistance package to Azerbaijan. The € 13.5 million will help diversify Azerbaijan’s economy by providing assistance in the areas of finance, economics and judicial governance. The €13.5 million bilateral assistance package will go towards: enhancing the competitiveness of Azerbaijan’s small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). promoting new export...
EU announces €13.5 m package for Azerbaijan
EU announces €13.5 m package for Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
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21/09/2016
The new funding aims to continue support for economic diversification in the areas of financial, economic and judicial governance and boost SME competitiveness and export possibilities The EU has announced a €13.5 million targeted assistance package to enhance the competitiveness of, and export opportunities for, small and medium-sized businesses in Azerbaijan, as well as improving the business...
EU is Azerbaijan's main trade partner
EU is Azerbaijan's main trade partner
Azerbaijan
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21/09/2016
Forty-seven percent of all Azerbaijan’s trade was with the EU last year, says the country's European Integration Minister Azerbaijan is playing an important role in assuring Europe's energy security and is maintaining strong cooperation with the European Union through investment and exchange programmes, such as twinning and the Technical Assistance and Information Exchange Instrument (TAIEX)...