Azerbaijan

We maintain that a full outbreak of another war between both sides over the disputed territory is unlikely, as the costs of such a war would far exceed any potential benefits for either... 2011-06-29

A strong economic growth outlook and the enormous potential for capital investment growth in Azerbaijan over the coming years underpins our highly constructive long-term view of the... 2011-06-22

We note that regional political tensions are another cause for concern, with the 'frozen conflict' with Armenia over the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh recently heating up. In... 2011-05-04

Azerbaijan's consumer price index rose 9.1% y-o-y in March, up from 8.9% in February and 8.3% in January, as higher global commodity prices increasingly left their mark on consumer... 2011-05-04

We hold to our core view that the Azerbaijani economy will grow by 5.9% in 2011, compared to 5.0% in 2010. Although elevated oil prices will see net exports make a strong contribution... 2011-03-02

General government revenues in Azerbaijan rose by 3.1% y-o-y in January to November, as the economy continued to post robust growth on the back of elevated oil prices. Meanwhile expenditures... 2011-02-25

Azerbaijan

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has confirmed that it will send a 30-strong mission to Azerbaijan for the country's parliamentary elections in November. PACE... 2010-06-23

We believe that a near term breakthrough on the Nagorno-Karabakh frozen conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia will be extremely difficult to achieve, given the unlikelihood that... 2010-06-21

Latest balance of payments data show that Azerbaijani exports fell by a massive 43.6% y-o-y to US$14.8bn over Q109-Q309, reflecting the sharp drop off in oil prices compared to the... 2010-02-26