Trade Dynamic Between Kazakhstan And Azerbaijan Is Currently Positive - Official
Date
4/11/2023 12:16:43 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 11. Despite the decline
in trade between Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan due to the global
pandemic, the trade dynamic is currently positive, Kairat
Torebayev, Deputy Minister of Trade and Integration of Kazakhstan
told trend .
Torebayev noted that with the onset of the pandemic, trade
between Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan decreased by more than 30
percent, but since 2020 there has been a significant increase in
trade between the countries. He added that this year there is an
increase of 40 percent compared to last year.
"The pandemic has exposed weaknesses that international supply
chains were unprepared for. After we adopted it, we began to
increase the trade turnover at a double pace," the Deputy Minister
noted.
He added that the COVID-19 pandemic was a lesson for the trade
industry in general, and expressed hope that if such events repeat,
governments will be ready to act accordingly.
Earlier, the deputy minister revealed that last year, the trade
turnover between the countries amounted to $462 million. He noted
that given the size of the economies of Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan,
this figure can be increased in the future.
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