Description
Place of Exhibition:Baku, "Grand Europe" Exhibition Center, one of the best pavilion of the capital of Azerbaijan
Organizers AITF-2003 is being organized by the world- famous ITE Group PLC (Great Britain) and its exclusive partner ITECA CASPIAN.LTD, which organizes more than 300 exhibitions per year in CIS countries and Eastern Europe. Among them we can pick out MITT (Moscow), KITT (Almati), Holiday Club (Prague).
Economy develops intensively:
- Azerbaijan is the largest country of South Caucasus with its developing economy. Azerbaijan is to include to the top ten countries on estimated oil and gas resources. Moreover Azerbaijan has tough legal basis, large intellectual resources. Foreign investors give priority to Azerbaijan among the CIS countries
- In 1996-2000 there were invested $ 9 bln to the economy of Azerbaijan, $ 6 bln of them are the shares of foreign investors. The volume of foreign investments to Azeri economy will make up $ 28,5 bln for 10 years. It is five times as much as the indexes of 1991-2001.
- According to the three-year governmental investment program elaborated by the Ministry of Economic Development, 300 investment programs will be implemented in an amount of $3 bln. in the main.
- GNP in Azerbaijan for nine months of 2001 increased for 9,3% as compared with 2000. Azerbaijan is a leader among the CIS countries in this field.
- Azerbaijan has great tourism potential, located on the corridor connecting Europe and Asia.
Tourism prospers:
- Tourism has been chosen as one the main priority-driven branches of economic development in Azerbaijan. Joining of Azerbaijan to the World Tourism Organization (WTO) in 2001, was a step on developing of international economic relations.
- State budget of Azerbaijan for 2002 has included a new article on tourism development, for the first time.
- More than 6 thousand historical-architectural monuments are settled down in Azerbaijan. Vast majority of them are on the routs of Great Silk Route.
- Azerbaijan is on the same latitude with Italy, Spain and Greece. Number of sunny days in Azerbaijan is 284. 9 climate zones from 11, present in Azerbaijan, from subtropical to high-mountainous meadows.
- There are 12 nature-reserves and nurseries, 17 reserves and game-preserves, more than 250 lakes and 1200 rivers in Azerbaijan.
- Azerbaijan has direct air relations with Germany, France, Russia, Turkey, Uzbekistan, UAE, Kazakhistan, Great Britain, China and other countries.