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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Center for Economic and Social Development (CESD) was established for
the purpose of promoting research into contemporary economic and social
problems in 2005.
CESD prepared anti-crisis concept for
Azerbaijan Republic. Project of Center for Economic and Social Development
includes proposed action plans on each economic sector
Shirin Mirzeyev 76 "a"/ 33, Baku Az1002, Azerbaijan
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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.
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.
