| Though Azerbaijan is not as tied to the Russian economy, it still is facing difficulties driven by the drop in oil prices. Government finances are based on a $90 a barrel price of oil while currently it is a fraction of that. Thus one of the moves is to tap the $37 billion oil fund – State Oil Fund of the Azerbaijani Republic (SOFAZ).
While some of the investment that will proceed is for prestige projects including that of the May 2015 European Games, much of it will be spent on infrastructure that should in the long-term boost the economic potential of Azerbaijan...............................................Full Article: Source
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