Azerbaijan Economic Report, Spring 2014 : Public Investment Still Driving Growth

This regular economic report records the economic activities of Azerbaijan for the year 2013-2014. Economic growth continued to be powered by spending of previously accumulated oil-related proceeds, although the stabilization of oil production also...

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spelling okr-10986-260562021-04-23T14:04:33Z Azerbaijan Economic Report, Spring 2014 : Public Investment Still Driving Growth World Bank ECONOMIC GROWTH SOCIETY SUSTAINABLE GROWTH ANALYSIS FINANCE POLICY economic outlook trade labor market poverty fiscal policy monetary policy This regular economic report records the economic activities of Azerbaijan for the year 2013-2014. Economic growth continued to be powered by spending of previously accumulated oil-related proceeds, although the stabilization of oil production also helped. The non-oil sector grew by 10 percent in 2013, essentially aided by public investment. In addition, efforts aimed at stabilizing oil production bore fruit and resulted in an increase of 0.9 percent in oil output. The fiscal surplus narrowed to 1.8 percent of GDP in 2013 because of lower oil revenues and sustained expenditures, and the non-oil fiscal deficit continues to be high. The 2014 budget signals fiscal consolidation, essentially through lower public investments, a step in the right direction. With the announcement of 2014 as the Year of Industry, the authorities intend to prioritize adoption of the competition code, establishment of special economic zones and techno parks, winemaking, and other agricultural products. A modest increase in public expenditures on health and education in 2014 adds to the concerns that the government’s efforts at diversification might not be focused on strengthening its asset base. 2017-02-13T23:08:16Z 2017-02-13T23:08:16Z 2014-03 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/249221486554274720/Azerbaijan-Public-investment-still-driving-growth http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26056 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Economic Updates and Modeling Economic & Sector Work Europe and Central Asia Azerbaijan
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topic ECONOMIC GROWTH
SOCIETY
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
ANALYSIS
FINANCE
POLICY
economic outlook
trade
labor market
poverty
fiscal policy
monetary policy
spellingShingle ECONOMIC GROWTH
SOCIETY
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
ANALYSIS
FINANCE
POLICY
economic outlook
trade
labor market
poverty
fiscal policy
monetary policy
World Bank
Azerbaijan Economic Report, Spring 2014 : Public Investment Still Driving Growth
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description This regular economic report records the economic activities of Azerbaijan for the year 2013-2014. Economic growth continued to be powered by spending of previously accumulated oil-related proceeds, although the stabilization of oil production also helped. The non-oil sector grew by 10 percent in 2013, essentially aided by public investment. In addition, efforts aimed at stabilizing oil production bore fruit and resulted in an increase of 0.9 percent in oil output. The fiscal surplus narrowed to 1.8 percent of GDP in 2013 because of lower oil revenues and sustained expenditures, and the non-oil fiscal deficit continues to be high. The 2014 budget signals fiscal consolidation, essentially through lower public investments, a step in the right direction. With the announcement of 2014 as the Year of Industry, the authorities intend to prioritize adoption of the competition code, establishment of special economic zones and techno parks, winemaking, and other agricultural products. A modest increase in public expenditures on health and education in 2014 adds to the concerns that the government’s efforts at diversification might not be focused on strengthening its asset base.
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title Azerbaijan Economic Report, Spring 2014 : Public Investment Still Driving Growth
title_short Azerbaijan Economic Report, Spring 2014 : Public Investment Still Driving Growth
title_full Azerbaijan Economic Report, Spring 2014 : Public Investment Still Driving Growth
title_fullStr Azerbaijan Economic Report, Spring 2014 : Public Investment Still Driving Growth
title_full_unstemmed Azerbaijan Economic Report, Spring 2014 : Public Investment Still Driving Growth
title_sort azerbaijan economic report, spring 2014 : public investment still driving growth
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2017
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/249221486554274720/Azerbaijan-Public-investment-still-driving-growth
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