Azerbaijan has reduced gold production by 2.7 percent year-on-year to 2.608 tonnes in January-September, production of silver rose by 7.7 percent.

Agriculture makes up a quarter of its gross domestic product and provides a sizeable share – almost 10 percent in 2019 – of its export revenue.

SOFAZ sovereign wealth oil fund holds proceeds from oil contracts, oil and gas sales, transit fees and other revenue.

A deal is described by the ex-Soviet state’s pro-Western president as a “positive precedent” despite a steep increase in price.

EDB is a regional development bank established by the Russian Federation and Kazakhstan in 2006.

The EBRD is providing a 25 million euro loan for on-lending to local firms, with at least 70 percent of that aimed at financing investments in green technologies.