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1 DISCOVER YOUR WAY TO AZERBAIJAN

2 VALUE PROPOSITION PROVEN TRACK RECORD AND STABILITY STRATEGIC LOCATION FAVOURABLE BUSINESS CLIMATE QUALIFIED WORK FORCE

3 VALUE PROPOSITION PROVEN TRACK RECORD AND STABILITY

4 Industry Construction Trade Taxes Agriculture Transport Tourism Telecom Other STATE OF ECONOMY ,7 US$ GDP PER CAPITA 34% GDP 53 BLN US$ 19% POPULATION 12% 10% 8% 6% 5% 6,894.3 MLN US$ EXTERNAL PUBLIC DEBT 3% 2% Source: State Statistical Committee of Azerbaijan

5 ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION DIVERSIFICATION OF ECONOMY AND DEVELOPMENT OF NON-OIL SECTORS AS A KEY STRATEGIC PRIORITY GDP STRUCTURE (%) non-oil oil 69.3% NON-OIL GDP (2015) Source: State Statistical Committee of Azerbaijan

6 PROVEN INVESTMENT DESTINATION TOP NON OIL INVESTORS Non-oil FDI, bln. USD 1.32 TURKEY 2,6 BLN US$ UK 1.5 BLN US$ USA 1 BLN US$ UAE 0.7 BLN US$ NETHERLANDS 0.9 BLN US$ GERMANY 0.4 BLN US$ TOP NON-OIL RECIPIENT SECTORS INDUSTRY 57% CONSTRUCTION 15% TRADE 13% 10% TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION OTHER 5%

7 PROVEN TRADING PARTNER US$ BLN TOTAL VALUE OF EXPORTS 2015 US$ 9.22 BLN TOTAL VALUE OF IMPORTS TOP 5 EXPORT MARKETS (%) TOP 5 IMPORT (%) ITALY 20 RUSSIA 16 GERMANY 11 TURKEY 13 FRANCE 8 USA 9 ISRAEL 7 GERMANY 7 CZECH 5 ITALY 6 TOP 5 NON-OIL EXPORT PRODUCTS (%) TOP 5 IMPORT PRODUCTS (%) FRUITS 14 EQUIPMENT 27 SUGAR 13 METALS 17 VEG/ANIMAL OILS 10 TRANSPORT TOOLS 13 PLASTIC PRODUCTS 7 FOODSTUFFS 11 VEGETABLES 6 TOBACCO 3 Source: State Statistical Committee of Azerbaijan

8 COMPETITIVENESS The Global Competitiveness Report AZERBAIJAN AZERBAIJAN #40 KAZAKHSTAN #42 RUSSIA #45 GEORGIA #66 UKRAINE #79 TAJIKISTAN #80 ARMENIA #82 MOLDOVA #84 KYRGYZSTAN #102

9 VALUE PROPOSITION A PERFECT HUB

10 HUGE SURROUNDING MARKET GLOBAL OUTREACH 50 COUNTRIES WITH 50% OF WORLD CONSUMERS WITHIN 4 HOURS FLIGHT (MEDIUM-HAUL FLIGHT) FREE ACCESS TO CIS + GEORGIA MARKETS OF 270 MIL CONSUMERS AND OVER 1.6 TRILLION US$ GDP TRANSIT HUB AT EAST-WEST, SOUTH-NORTH AND SOUTH-WEST TRANSIT ROUTS UNIQUE ACCESS TO THE UNTAPPED MARKETS OF IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, IRAQ

11 EFFECTIVE TIME SAVING ROUTS 70% TIME SAVING (CHINA - EUROPE) 60% TIME SAVING (INDIA - EUROPE)

12 VALUE PROPOSITION BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT

13 WB DOING BUSINESS REPORT 2016 OVERALL RANKING STARTING A BUSINESS REGISTERING PROPERTY 63 / / / 189 PAYING TAXES PROTECTING INVESTORS ENFORCING CONTRACTS 34 / / / 189

14 ENABLING BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT REDUCED RED TAPE No state inspections of businesses (except for tax, human health and state security reasons) THE ONE-STOP-SHOP SYSTEMS Business registration Streamlined licensing system (no. of licensed activities - 37, no validity period, low fees, max 10 working days waiting period) Customs (inspection of goods and transport means crossing the state border) E-Gov services for business (incl. e-registration, e-taxation, e-licensing, e-trade, e- intellectual property, e-payment) Streamlined public services (State Agency for Public Service and Social Innovations (ASAN) is among the global best practices in rendering public services) Construction permits Licensing

15 ENABLING BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT STIMULATION OF EXPORTS COMPETITIVE TAX REGIME No export duties Streamlined procedures Export reimbursement system Export grant scheme Competitive tax rates Corporate tax - 20%, VAT - 18%, Simplified tax 4 or 2%, Personal income tax - 14 or 25%, WHT - 10% Tax holidays Tax holidays for agriculture, industrial and technological parks, holders of investment promotion document

16 INVESTMENT INCENTIVES HOLDERS OF INVESTMENT PROMOTION DOCUMENT RESIDENTS OF INDUSTRIAL AND TECHNOLOGY PARKS 7 Y E A R S 50% REDUCED CORPORATE TAX 0% LAND AND PROPERTY TAX 0% VAT ON HARDWARE, TECHNOLOGICAL EQUIPMENT AND STRUCTURES IMPORTED BY IPD HOLDERS 0% CUSTOMS DUTY ON HARDWARE, TECHNOLOGICAL EQUIPMENT AND STRUCTURES IMPORTED BY IPD HOLDERS 7 Y E A R S 0% CORPORATE TAX 0% LAND AND PROPERTY TAX 0% VAT ON HARDWARE, TECHNOLOGICAL EQUIPMENT AND STRUCTURES IMPORTED BY RESIDENTS 0% CUSTOMS DUTY ON HARDWARE, TECHNOLOGICAL EQUIPMENT AND STRUCTURES IMPORTED BY RESIDENTS

17 INVESTMENT CLIMATE NO TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS LIMITED PRICE CONTROL NO LIMITS ON THE AMOUNT OF FOREIGN CAPITAL IN COMPANIES NO FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESTRICTIONS NO RESTRICTIONS ON REPATRIATION OF PROFITS NO DISCRIMINATION BETWEEN FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC INVESTOR NO LOCAL COUNTERPART REQUIREMENT NO PRIOR AUTHORISATION OF FOREIGN INVESTMENT REQUIRED

18 AZERBAIJAN INVESTMENT COMPANY SUPPORT NON-OIL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT VIA EQUITY INVESTMENTS IN COMMERCIALLY VIABLE PROJECTS AND INVESTMENT FUNDS INCREASE MARKET VALUE AND COMPETITIVENESS OF INVESTEE COMPANIES BY INTEGRATING NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND KNOW- HOW, AND PROMOTE MODERNIZATION AND INNOVATION ORGANIZE AND MANAGE THE INDUSTRIAL ESTATES IN ORDER TO DEVELOP THE NON-OIL INDUSTRY THROUGH EFFECTIVE USE OF LOCAL RESOURCES

19 VALUE PROPOSITION QUALIFIED WORKFORCE

20 YOUNG AND QUALIFIED WORKFORCE LABOUR MARKET EFFICIENCY LABOUR FORCE = 4.8 MILLION PERSONS APPROX. 40% OF THE POPULATION IS UNDER THE AGE OF 30 HIGH EMPLOYMENT RATE (95%) EXTREMELY HIGH LITERACY RATE (99.8%) 30 THOUSAND STUDENTS GRADUATE FROM 51 UNIVERSITY ANNUALLY STATE PROGRAMME ON EDUCATION OF AZERBAIJANI YOUTH ABROAD IN A LARGE R&D CENTER, THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES WITH 28 RESEARCH INSTITUTES KAZAKHSTAN AZERBAIJAN GEORGIA TAJIKISTAN RUSSIA UKRAINE ARMENIA MOLDOVA KYRGYZSTAN UKRAINE AZERBAIJAN ARMENIA RUSSIA TAJIKISTAN KAZAKHSTAN GEORGIA KYRGYZSTAN MOLDOVA PLACE AVAILABILITY OF SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS PLACE The Global Competitiveness Index

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