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2014-20152014-2015 www.amchamaz.org TABLE OF CONTENTS YEAR AT A GLANCE 2 MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT 4 AMCHAM STRUCTURE 6 MEMBERSHIP 8 CHARITY 15 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 16 COMMITTEES 20 PROJECTS 28 GOVERNMENT RELATIONS 31 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 34 EVENTS 36 IMPACT AZERBAIJAN 44 M2M & M2M+ DISCOUNT PROGRAMS 46 INTERNSHIP 49 MEMBERSHIP LIST 50 E-AMCHAM 63 CONTACT US 64 1 2014 • CSR Committee meeting • AmCham ICT Committee Meeting JAN • AmCham Tax & Customs Committee Meeting • AmCham January Members' Luncheon & Fair GLANCE A T • Travel, Hospitality and Tourism Committee • CEO Breakfast at Hilton A FEB Meeting • Monthly Members Luncheon: AmCham • “E-Government in Action Conference” working Annual General Assembly 2014 group YEAR YEAR AT A GLANCE A YEAR AT • ICT Conference working group meeting • AmCham March Banking Finance & Insurance MAR • Labor/Human Resources Committee Meeting Committee Meeting • Tax&Customs Committee Meeting • AmCham Members' Luncheon • Tax&Customs Committee Meeting APR • HR Committee Meeting • AmCham April Members' Luncheon • ICT Committee Meeting • New Business Opportunities in Kazakhstan • CEOs Breakfast • HR Committee Meeting • AmCham May Board Meeting MAY • Joint Banking, Finance & Insurance and Tax & • CSR Committee Meeting Customs Committees Meeting • AmCham May Members' Luncheon • AmCham Trade Mission to the Western Regions • Business-after-hours Summer Party JUN • • CEO Breakfast • Working Group on Education • June joint Banking, Finance & Insurance and • AmCham and PASHA Bank Summer Tax & Customs Committees Meeting Business-After-Hours cocktail • AmCham June Members' Luncheon • Healthcare and Medical Insurance Committee • 19th Annual US Independence Day Picnic Meeting • CSR June Committee Meeting • AmCham Summer Marketing Seminar • Roundtable on Caucasus Transit Corridor JUL • Seminar on Practical aspects of employment • Workshop on AmCham 2014 National contracts' e-registration Employee Salary Survey • 2014 ICT Conference Seminar SEP • AmCham & Deloitte Back to Business Cocktail • AmCham September Members' Luncheon • AmCham Autumn Project Management • Canadian Trade Mission to Azerbaijan • AmCham October HR Committee Meeting • Session on Cyber Crime and Bank Fraud OCT • Joint Banking, Finance & Insurance and Tax & • AmCham October Members' Luncheon Customs Committees Meeting • CSR Committee October Meeting • Workshop for Young HR professionals • Banking, Finance & Insurance Committee Meeting NOV • 4th AmCham Annual Tax Conference • HR Committee Meeting DEC • AmCham December Members' Luncheon • Training on "Salary Management” • Seminar on "Redefining Entrepreneruship" by Gary Schoeniger 2 www.amchamaz.org 2015 • CSR Committee January Meeting • AmCham Joint ICT and Tax & Customs JAN • AmCham January Members` Luncheon Committees Meeting • AmCham 2014 CSR Excellence Award AmCham Annual General Assembly 2015 FEB • AmCham BFI Committee February Meeting • AmCham Healthcare&Medical Insurance • CEO Breakfast Committee February Meeting • February Monthly Members Luncheon: YEAR AT A GLANCE A YEAR AT • AmCham Tax and Customs Committee March • Banking, Finance and Insurance Committee MAR Meeting Meeting • CEO Breakfast • AmCham Members` March Luncheon • AmCham, Aquavita and Nar Mobile Spring • CSR Committee April Meeting APR Cocktail • T&C and HR Joint April Committee Meeting • HMI Committee April Meeting • AmCham Members` April Luncheon • AmCham Black and White Ball • AmCham Joint T&C and BFI Committee MAY • BFI and CSR Joint Committee May Meeting Meeting • HR Committee's May Meeting • 6)May CEO Breakfast • Azerbaijan Job Fair Project • 7)AmCham Members` May Luncheon • AmCham HMI Committee's June Meeting • AmCham HMI Committee's June Meeting JUN • AmCham HMI Committee's June Meeting • AmCham Summer Closeout Luncheon JUL • AmCham HMİ Committee Meeting • AmCham & Deloitte Back 2 Business Cocktail SEP • AmCham THT Committee Meeting • AmCham T&C Committee Meeting • AmCham Members` September Luncheon • AmCham CSR Committee Meeting • Young HR Workshop • AmCham and USACC webinar: U.S visas for OCT • AmCham CSR Excellence Award Ceremony foreign entrepreneurs • AmCham Members` October Luncheon • AmCham Tax and Customs Committee • AmCham Banking, Finance and Insurance NOV Meeting Committee's November Meeting • AmCham Member's Thematic CEO Breakfast • AmCham Travel, Hospitality and Tourism • Young HR Workshop Committee's November Meeting • AmCham Members November Luncheon • AmCham CSR Committee Meeting Conference by AmCham and Pasha Bank DEC • AmCham T&C Committee's December • AmCham Membership Loyalty Appreciation Meeting Cocktail • AmCham and IE joint Venture Day • AmCham ICT Committee's December • AmCham Health and Medical Insurance Meeting Committee Meeting • Tax and Customs Committee's Working Group • AmCham Human Resources Committe's Meeting December Meeting • WEBINAR: "How to Get a U.S. Franchise • Stimulation of Non-Oil Export Practical Across the Borders" 3 2014-2015 has been pro- ance. Maintaining and growing number, quality ductive years for AmCham and popularity of events in increasingly busy busi- Azerbaijan. We have con- ness and social scene of Baku is one of our most tinued to develop further remarkable achievements for these years. GLANCE by increasing the size of A the membership and the We have continued expanding Amcham services T variety of our activities. Our provided to members as well dedicated to meeting A membership now consists facilitation, market research service, e-Amcham of 273 leading international online communication network, biggest ever Na- and Azerbaijani companies, including many of the tional Employee Salary Survey with over 100 par- YEAR largest and important firms in Azerbaijan. ticipating companies, Quarterly Inflation Survey Continued engaging in advocacy and public policy and Member2Member Discount Program and etc. activities, AmCham has issued several position pa- AmCham has also covered more than 100 various pers on important issues as the draft law on Adver- member enquiries which were taken in each as a tisement, on the Law on E-trade, and on the draft separate case followed by individual and targeted law on Securities Market. These papers have made assistance, In 2014-2015 over 87 employees of significant impact while raising continuous discus- AmCham Member companies received B1/B2 vi- MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT MESSAGE FROM sions on implementation of practical mechanisms of sas under special Interview Waiver Pilot Program different laws that have been under deliberation this (without personal appearance at the Embassy) year. Our significant highlights of collaboration with within the framework of Visa Facilitation Program government also included successful implemen- with US Embassy, launched in 2013. tation of 2nd ICT Conference and two Annual Tax Conferences organized with unprecedented level Our special pride of the past two years are the col- of engagement of the Ministry of Taxes, roundtable laboration initiatives, developed by the Chamber meeting with the Tariff (price) Council of the Repub- and supported by business circles and State Agen- lic of Azerbaijan on regulation of medicine prices cies. Launch of Annual AmCham CSR Excellence and State Customs Committee on simplification of Award in 2014 was aimed to increase support to the customs procedures. AmCham also partners with Government of Azerbaijan in developing Corporate other state agencies such as the National Assembly Social Responsibility as well as to celebrate the of Azerbaijan, the Cabinet of Ministers, the Ministry success of winning innovative CSR projects imple- of Labor and Social Protection, the State Social Pro- mented by AmCham members. We all understand tection Fund and the Ministry of Education on imple- that day-to-day activity of every business today is mentation of future projects. to increase its profits to be stronger tomorrow. Be- ing responsible corporation today for businesses Member enquiries have been raised and ad- means building sustainable future. CSR and Sus- dressed to the Ministry of Economy, the State tainability projects, implemented by responsible Committee on Property Issues and number of Azerbaijani businesses, which have been nominat- other state agencies. In 2015, analysing and fol- ed as most outstanding, signal us, that the business lowing the current trends in the market, AmCham today is managing its impact on Azerbaijani society organized practical conference on stimulation of and communicate very close with the communities non-oil export, which brought together regional they work in and for. Another great initiative was the traders, financial institutions and industry repre- first ever “Azerbaijan Job Fair “project, implement- sentatives to discuss situation in the market as ed by AmCham and BAT together with Ministry of well as exploring exporting potential of Azerbaijan. Education. In 2015 this project brought together 39 Over the past two years, AmCham have organ- AmCham member companies and more than 300 ized and co-organized over 212 events. Varied students from all fields for exploring employment in type, format and target audience these events opportunities among AmCham members. included 18 Monthly Members’ Luncheons, 7 CEO breakfasts, over 50 committee meetings and Overall, 2014-2015 have indeed been successful workshops with participation of relevant Govern- and exciting for the American Chamber of Commerce ment officials, number of business mixers, includ- in Azerbaijan. We look forward to sustaining and in- ing USACC Trade Mission, End-of-season and