Uk Keeps Position As Azerbaijan's Largest Investor

The total volume of foreign investments made in Azerbaijan's fixed capital in January 2014 stood at 216.4 million manats, which is 1.14 percent less than figures for the same period of 2013, the State Statistics Committee reported.

The committee said in January 2014 some 83.2 percent (180 million manat) of investments, put into fixed capital by foreign countries and international organizations, accounted for investors from the UK, the U.S., Japan, Norway, Turkey and Czech Republic.

The United Kingdom maintains its leading position; its share in the total foreign investments in Azerbaijan amounted to 34.7 percent, and the size of the investments stood at 75.09 billion manats.

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