Azerbaijan and ADB

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Financial Inclusion, Financial Literacy, and Financial Education in Azerbaijan

This paper discusses the status of financial inclusion, education, and literacy in Azerbaijan as well as measures to foster the development of small and medium-sized enterprises, which currently have inadequate access to financial resources.
Azerbaijan's Latest Country Fact Sheet

ADB supports Azerbaijan in diversifying the country’s economy, fostering new economic opportunities, promoting inclusive growth, and reducing disparities between urban and rural areas. Read the latest fact sheet.
Road Asset Management Best Practices in Central Asia

This publication compiles the best practices for the introduction and development of road asset management based on a desk review of the experiences in the 11 member countries of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program, including Azerbaijan.
ADB Approves $400 Million to Support Azerbaijan's Rail Sector, Modernize North-South Railway Corridor

ADB's Board of Directors has approved two loans totaling $400 million to help strengthen Azerbaijan’s railway sector and modernize and rehabilitate the Sumgayit–Yalama rail line, a key link in the North–South Railway Corridor.

Azerbaijan’s gross national income per capita has increased approximately tenfold in a decade and a half. This robust growth has been largely driven by the extraction and processing of fossil fuels, along with high levels of public expenditure.

The ADB country partnership strategy, 2014–2018 for Azerbaijan aims to diversify the economy, foster new economic opportunities, promote inclusive growth, and reduce disparities between urban and rural areas.

Azerbaijan is a member of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program.

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News from Country Offices 24 Oct 2018

ADB Vice-President Visits Azerbaijan and Reconfirms Partnership
ADB Vice-President Mr. Wencai Zhang has expressed confidence in Azerbaijan’s development agenda and said ADB is ready to increase its support for the government’s economic reforms.
Publication 18 Sep 2018

Aviation and the Role of CAREC: A Scoping Study
This study examines the potential role of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program in improving aviation in the region.
Institutional Document 07 Sep 2018

Azerbaijan: Country Operations Business Plan (2019–2021)
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) country operations business plan (COBP) for Azerbaijan, 2019–2021 is consistent with the country partnership strategy (CPS), 2014–2018 for Azerbaijan. The COBP is aligned with the proposed strategic pillars of the CPS,...