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"Increasing Public Control over Oil Revenues" with support of US Embassy in Azerbaijan

"Sector Policy Convergences in Priority Areas in Azerbaijan to support EU Eastern Partnership Initiative" with support of PASOS                      

“Capacity Building and Training CSO Leaders in Azerbaijan” with support of Management Center,Cyprus financed by European Commission (EC)    

“Core and Institutional Support to CESD”, Think Tank Fund, Hungary

Monitoring of Oil Tenders in Azerbaijan” supported by PTF, USA

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New Report on Local Government in Post-Communist Countries

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Local Government and Public Service Reform Initiative (LGI) has recently published “Making Government Accountable". Local Government Audit in Postcommunist Europe” paper. Vugar Bayramov, the chairman of Center for Economic and Social Development (CESD,  Azerbaijan is one of authors in the book. His article focuses on audit system in local government system in Azerbaijan.


 

Compulsory Insurance System in Azerbaijan was translated  and published under support of Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. Download the book


 

 

Sovereign Wealth Funds in the Next Decade. (Stefano Curto) The World Bank-Economic Premise-April 2010.


 

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CESD Presented New Policy Paper



Center for Economic and Social Development (CESD) presented new policy paper on oil revenue monitoring on August, 25, 2010. Leyla Aliyeva, project manager, mentioned that the influx of petrodollars to the country in recent years has paved the way for considerable expenditures in the state budget and the State Oil Fund of the Azerbaijan Republic (SOFAZ).Azerbaijan’s oil revenues are mainly allocated to finance projects for road construction, transport, water supply, building of houses for refugees and IDPs.

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THE 500 MOST INFLUENTIAL MUSLIMS 2010

Vugar Bayramov is one of the 500 most influential Muslims in 2010


According to the Georgetown University, USA and Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Center, Jordan, CESD chairman is among top influential Muslims in the world

Vugar Bayramov is a leading economist and in 2009 was nominated for Person of the Year, according to a public survey by local media network, Media FM. He is the chairman of a top economic think tank in Azerbaijan, the Center for Economic and Social Development. He is also an instructor of economics and finance at Azerbaijan State Economic University. His public policy research has been utilized by the government to address anti-crisis programs for development and his papers and books are available in 25 languages across the globe.

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The Nagorno Karabakh Crisis and the (Re-) Emergence of Russian Power in the Southern Caucasus


 Nicola Morfini, Visiting fellow, Centre for Economic and Social Development (CESD, Baku, Azerbaijan
Last June Armenia started violating the ceasefire established in 1994, causing one of the most hostile and violent offensives since the end of the conflict over Nagorno Karabakh. The ceasefire infringement caused the prompt reaction of the Azeri army that opened fire on the enemy lines in reply to attacks.

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CESD held Managing Staff and Volunteers in CSOs Workshops in Districts


CESD held Managing Staff and Volunteers in CSOs workshop in districts between July 24-August, 02, 2010. The workshops were aimed at helping CSO leader manage their most treasured resource. Volunteers and paid staff are vital to the success of Azerbaijan CSOs. The aim of this course is to help civil society leaders and local authorities develop a strategic approach to managing such a treasured resource and to develop and improve the management capabilities of CSO staff and development workers.

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CESD Presented Internship Program Results



Center for Economic and Social Development (CESD) presented CESD Internship Program results to mass-media on July, 23, 2010 at the CESD Training Center. Vugar Bayramov, chairman of CESD, mentioned that 326 applications received and 3 of them were selected. Nicola Morfini is PhD candidate at the University of St. Andrews (UK) and Junior Researcher at the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) in Rome and  Ulrich Schubert, graduate student at Albert-Ludwigs-Universität in Freiburg (D) applications among 65 ones were approved by CESD Selection Committee. Farida Poladova, from Azerbaijan State Oil Academy, was only winner among Azerbaijani applications. More

CESD Internship Program Winners Announced


3 winners within 326 applicants including 65 foreign applicants are announced by the CESD.  This year, CESD will host interns from Switzerlandand Italy, and 1 local student from Azerbaijan State Oil Academy is in between winners. Foreign interns will have chance to works at EU Integration and Civil Society Development Departments.

 

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Azerbaijan's Accession to the WTO; Pros and Cons


Vugar Bayramov's, chairman of Center for Economic and Social Development (CESD), paper on Azerbaijan's Accession to World Trade Organization (WTO) has been published in English. The paper focuses negations between Government of Azerbaijan (GoA) and WTO, problems on accession process, reasons of delay and pros and cons of WTO accession. Specific recommendations have been listed in order to maximize advantages of WTO accessions and minimize disadvantages of membership, as well. Download the paper in English. 

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The Center presents New Project


CESD starts implementing “Increasing Public Control over Oil Revenues” Project with support of USA Embassy in Baku.

The organization plans to implement a project aiming at increasing public control over expenditure of oil revenues with the main focus on expenditures of State Oil Fund (SOFAZ). The experts will conduct monitoring of ongoing social programs in all regions of Azerbaijan. The findings will be discussed during two roundtables with participation of representatives of state bodies, oil companies, international and local organizations and mass media. As a result of discussions, final report and policy recommendations will be prepared and presented to respective government officials. The organization will hold a media campaign to increase public awareness about the project results though web and newspapers.

CESD included in Parliamentary Network on the World Bank


The Azeri think tank is one of 7 leading NGOs in the world considered by the network

Center for Economic and Social Development (CESD) was included in in Parliamentary Network on the World Bank (PNoWB). CESD was considered as one of leading research institutes in the region after ABCDE discussions in May 31-June 02, 2010 in Stockholm, Sweden where the CESD chairman also attended. PNoWB provides a platform for parliamentarians from over 110 countries to advocate for increased accountability and transparency in International Financial Institutions and multilateral development financing.  Download the whole report

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Center for Economic and Social Development (CESD) was established for the purpose of promoting research into contemporary economic and social problems in 2005.

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Anti-crisis concept for Azerbaijan Republic

 

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CESD prepared anti-crisis concept for Azerbaijan Republic. Project of Center for Economic and Social Development includes proposed action plans on each economic sector

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Policy Paper on Oil and Transparency

The economic life of Azerbaijan is closely tied to oil. This study claims that the advantage of possessing oil can quickly be spoiled if the resources are merely spent to satisfy short-term interests. However, if managed wisely, e.g. through proper defining and prioritizing the long-term interests of the entire society owning the resources, having oil can be extremely beneficial.

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CAPACITY BUILDING & TRAINING CSO LEADERS IN AZERBAIJAN


 

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On 17 October, Economics Club of the Free Thought University gathered in their first seminar. Guest of the seminar was CESD Chairman, well-known economist Vugar Bayramov. 

   

On 14 November,  Economics club of the Free Thought University held their another meeting. The topic was about state investments and the guest – CESD Board Member, prominent economist Elchin Rashidov.

       

İqtisadiyyat Klubu / Vüqar Bayramov from afumedia on Vimeo.

   

Economics Club / Elchin Rashidov from afumedia on Vimeo.