| The State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan (SOFAZ) is growing more slowly than the country’s economy for the first time in history. According to the SOFAZ 2013 annual report, last year the Fund’s assets increased from $34.13 bn up to $35.88 bn or by 5.12%, while the economic growth in Azerbaijan reached 5.8%. For comparison, in 2012 the Fund’s assets increased by 14.53%.
The visible lagging from the economic growth rate has already led to reduction of the Fund’s role. Last year its assets ratio to Azerbaijan’s GDP reduced from 48.9% to 48.8% of GDP...............................................Full Article: Source
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