ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK MEMBER FACT SHEET

Azerbaijan: 2017 Committed Loans, ADB supports in diversifying Grants, and Technical Assistance ($ million) the country’s economy, fostering new economic Loans opportunities, promoting inclusive growth, Technical Sovereign Nonsovereign Assistance Grants Total and reducing disparities between urban 400.00 500.00 2.86 - 902.86 – = nil. and rural areas.

Notes: Commitment is the fi nancing approved by the ADB Board of Directors or Management for which the investment agreement has been signed by the borrower, recipient, or the investee company and ADB.

Grants and technical assistance include ADB-administered cofi nancing. AZERBAIJAN

Azerbaijan joined the Asian Asian Development Fund, and other Azerbaijan: Cumulative Lending, Grant, Development Bank (ADB) in 1999. special funds amount to $2.46 billion. and Technical Assistance Commitmentsa, b, c ADB has since approved $4.61 billion in Total loans, guarantees, grants, and technical Amount ADB-SUPPORTED PROJECTS Sector No. ($ million)d %d assistance to the country. AND PROGRAMS Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Rural Development 3 23.93 0.61 ADB’s engagement in Azerbaijan is Through various projects and programs Energy 13 1,195.42 30.33 guided by the country partnership in Azerbaijan, ADB has helped Finance 11 195.55 4.96 strategy, 2014–2018, which aims to protect around 240,000 people from Health 1 0.60 0.02 diversify Azerbaijan’s economy, foster the eff ects of fl ooding, while about Public Sector Management 11 504.99 12.81 new economic opportunities, promote Transport 20 1,461.17 37.07 350,000 urban and rural residents have inclusive growth, and reduce disparities received reliable drinking water for the Water and Other Urban 1 Infrastructure and Services 10 560.19 14.21 between urban and rural areas. ADB’s fi rst time. In Azerbaijan’s Total 69 3,941.84 100.00 country operations business plan, 2018 – Autonomous Republic, ADB-supported a Grants and technical assistance include ADB-administered 2020 is aligned with the Government projects gave about 135,000 people cofi nancing. of Azerbaijan’s Strategic Roadmap on access to a 24-hour supply of water b Includes sovereign and nonsovereign loans and technical assistance. the National Economy Perspective, c Using primary sector in reporting of commitments. treated through state-of-the-art 2 d Numbers may not sum precisely because of rounding. adopted in December 2016. During technology, established the fi rst city- 2018–2020, ADB’s indicative sovereign wide sewerage network with adequate lending program in Azerbaijan totals wastewater treatment, and installed $900 million. water meters in 24,700 households to Azerbaijan: Ordinary Capital Resources make the water utility fi nancially viable Nonsovereign Commitments by Product, Cumulative disbursements to Azerbaijan 2007–2017 for lending and grants fi nanced by and rationalize water demand. No. of Transactions Signed 9 ordinary capital resources (OCR), the Amount ($ million) Loans 959.67 Equity Investments – 1 ADB. 2014. Country Partnership Strategy: Azerbaijan, 2014–2018. Guarantees – Manila. Since 2014, Azerbaijan is eligible only for fi nancing from ADB’s ordinary capital resources. Total 959.67 2 ADB. 2017. Country Operations Business Plan: Azerbaijan, – = nil. 2018–2020. Manila. ADB has helped construct rehabilitation of the tracks and structure sources were mobilized. Total OCR approximately 325 kilometers of of the Sumgayit-Yalama rail line, outstanding balances and commitments new and upgraded highways and and facilitate railway sector reforms, of ADB’s nonsovereign transactions rural roads in Azerbaijan. In the including the corporate governance, as of 31 December 2017 amounted to Agstafa and Gazakh districts, ADB- operational effi ciency, and fi nancial $10.9 billion. supported projects have improved road sustainability of the Azerbaijan Railway connectivity for 16 villages (with a total Company. The second program is the COFINANCING population of 20,500 people) through $250 million Improving Governance the rehabilitation of 41.3 kilometers of and Public Sector Effi ciency Program, Cofi nancing operations enable ADB’s rural roads and the reconstruction of Azerbaijan’s fi rst-ever programmatic fi nancing partners, governments or four bridges. The rehabilitated rural policy-based operation. This program their agencies, multilateral fi nancing roads signifi cantly reduced travel time supports the creation and expansion of institutions, and commercial and vehicle maintenance costs, while economic opportunities by introducing organizations, to participate in fi nancing enabling the local communities to rule-based fi scal planning, restructuring ADB projects. The additional funds are have all-season and easy access to state-owned enterprises, strengthening provided in the form of offi cial loans schools, markets, and health facilities. private sector participation, enhancing and grants, technical assistance, other Taxis started operating in the villages access to fi nance, and improving the concessional fi nancing, and commercial for reasonable fares and village traffi c country’s business environment. cofi nancing such as B loans, risk transfer patterns improved. arrangements, parallel loans and equity, NONSOVEREIGN OPERATIONS guarantee cofi nancing, and cofi nancing ADB has also invested in improved for transactions under ADB’s Trade power distribution to deliver energy As a catalyst for private investments, Finance Program and Supply Chain more reliably and reduce power outages ADB provides direct fi nancial assistance Finance Program. across Azerbaijan. ADB helped increase to nonsovereign public sector and From 2002 to the end of 2017, the availability of reliable electricity private sector transactions in the form cumulative direct value-added supply to more than 30,000 consumers of direct loans, equity investments, offi cial cofi nancing commitments for in Ganja, the country’s second guarantees, B loans, and trade fi nance. Azerbaijan amounted to $2.50 million largest city, and 11,000 consumers In 2017, $3.17 billion of fi nancing for for one investment project and $2.72 in Dalimammadli city and 29 nonsovereign transactions funded million for six technical assistance district, with 90% of consumers being by ADB’s own resources were approved. projects. Cumulative DVA commercial households. Total commitments achieved in 2017 cofi nancing for Azerbaijan amounted to amounted to $2.29 billion for 27 In December 2017, ADB approved $1.10 billion for six investment projects. two programs totaling $650 million transactions. Both OCR approvals and commitments were at record for Azerbaijan. The fi rst is the $400 A summary of projects with cofi nancing highs in 2017. Around $5.9 billion of million Railway Sector Development from 1 January 2013 to 31 December Program. This program will support cofi nancing from commercial and offi cial

Azerbaijan: Project Success Rates Azerbaijan: Portfolio Performance Quality Indicators No. of Independently for Sovereign Lending and Grants, 2016–2017 Success Rate Evaluated Projects No. of Ongoing Loansa (as of 31 Dec 2017) 11 Year (%) and Programs 2016 ($ million) 2017 ($ million) 2010 100.0 1 Contract Awardsb, c 273.21 100.34 b 2012 50.0 2 Disbursements 776.68 326.32 No. of Ongoing Grantsa (as of 31 Dec 2017) – 2014 100.0 1 2016 ($ million) 2017 ($ million) 2016 100.0 1 Contract Awardsb, c –– Total 80.0 5 Disbursementsb, d –– Note: “Year” refers to the circulation year of the project completion report (PCR). Compared Actual Problem Projects (%) (as of 31 Dec 2017) – with the numbers in previous years’ Fact Sheet, the success rate reported here are based on – = nil. the ratings from validated PCRs and independently evaluated performance evaluation reports a only and does not include self-evaluations. With small sample size, the success rate does not Based on commitments. necessarily represent country operations performance. b Includes closed loans/grants that had contract awards or disbursements during the year. c Source: PCR validation reports and project/program performance evaluation reports ratings Excludes policy-based lending/grants. database as of 31 December 2017. d Includes only Asian Development Fund and other ADB special funds.

Azerbaijan: Projects Cofi nanced, 1 January 2013– Azerbaijan: Share of Procurement Contracts for Loan, Grant, 31 December 2017 and Technical Assistance Projects Cofi nancing No. of Projects Amount ($ million) Cumulative Projects 4 952.40 2016 2017 (as of 31 Dec 2017) Commercial cofi nancing 4 952.40 Amount % of Amount % of Amount % of Item ($ million) Total ($ million) Total ($ million) Total Technical Assistance Grants 4 1.87 Goods, Works, and Related Services 816.45 7.24 143.63 1.38 1,582.03 0.94 Consulting Services 0.28 0.04 0.50 0.07 13.75 0.11 Total Procurement 816.73 6.86 144.13 1.29 1,595.78 0.88 Top 5 Contractors/Suppliers from Azerbaijan Involved in Top 5 Consultants from Azerbaijan Involved in Consulting Goods, Works, and Related Services Contracts under ADB Services Contracts under ADB Loan, Grant, and Technical Loan and Grant Projects, 1 January 2013–31 December 2017 Assistance Projects, 1 January 2013–31 December 2017 Contract Amount Contract Amount Contractor/Supplier Sector ($ million) Consultant Sector ($ million) TTS Insaat (Azerbaijan) LLC & RSM Azerbaijan LLC TRA, WUS 0.26 Tamir Tekinti Isthesaal (JV) WUS 101.14 BKR Isik Consulting TRA 0.25 Euro-Asian Construction Corp. JSC TRA 76.00 Moore Stephens (AZE) & ACF Retro Holding MMC ENE 72.55 Kyrgyzaudit CJSC (JV) ENE 0.24 Evrascon Euro-Asian Construction Baker Tilly Azerbaijan ENE 0.12 Corp. TRA 66.57 UNICEF (United Nations Dizayn Inshaat MMC WUS 63.54 Children's Emergency Fund) Others 793.78 Azerbaijan WUS 0.10 Total 1,173.59 Individual Consultants 0.76 ENE = energy, TRA = transport, WUS = water and other urban infrastructure and services. Others 0.09 Total 1.82 ENE = energy, TRA = transport, WUS = water and other urban infrastructure and services.

2017 is available at www.adb.org/ and $10.43 billion in 2017. Cumulative FUTURE DIRECTIONS countries/azerbaijan/cofi nancing. procurement since 1966 was $169.12 billion covering 211,316 contracts. In support of the government’s Strategic PARTNERSHIPS Roadmap on the National Economy In Azerbaijan, 134 contracts worth $1.58 Perspective, ADB assistance in ADB facilitates partnerships and billion were awarded to contractors and Azerbaijan in the short to medium term dialogue between Azerbaijan and suppliers since 1999. will include operations in public sector other Central Asia Regional Economic Consulting Services management, transport, and energy Cooperation countries on transport and as well as in urban infrastructure and ADB’s procurement contracts in Asia energy development, trade negotiation, private sector development. and the Pacifi c for consulting services and policy development. The ADB under loan, grant, and technical In public sector management, ADB Azerbaijan Resident Mission is an active assistance operations totaled $627.79 will continue helping to improve participant in the country’s development million in 2016 and $741.84 million in Azerbaijan’s public fi nancial partner coordination framework, 2017. Cumulative procurement since management framework, raise the including in the sector groups on 1966 was $12.02 billion covering 55,420 effi ciency of the public corporate governance, private and fi nance sector contracts. sector, and strengthen private sector development, agriculture, and energy. participation in the economy, including In Azerbaijan, 121 contracts worth ADB cooperates with civil society through public-private partnerships. $13.75 million were awarded to organizations to strengthen the ADB will prioritize the development consultants since 1999. eff ectiveness, quality, and sustainability of transport corridors to boost the of its assistance. country’s connectivity. It will also OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES promote the increased use of renewable PROCUREMENT The active ADB public portfolio in energy sources, enhance the energy Azerbaijan comprises seven projects sector’s fi nancial sustainability, and Each year, ADB provides loans, grants, totaling $1.85 billion, of which 49% is improve the power distribution network. and technical assistance to fund projects in transport, 24% is in water supply ADB will continue to help develop and activities in its developing member and sanitation, and 13.5% is in each of modern urban infrastructure and countries; and several billion dollars in energy and public sector management. services for Azerbaijan, as a necessary contracts to procure goods, works, and ADB and the government have platform for a more diversifi ed economy consulting services. Most contracts are been working closely to strengthen and improved living conditions. awarded on the basis of international the country’s environmental and competition, which is open to fi rms While remaining responsive to market social safeguards systems; ensure and individuals from any ADB member, demand, ADB private sector operations compliance with standard ADB regional or nonregional. will look for opportunities to engage in practices in procurement, fi nancial projects related to trade, fi nance, small management, and anticorruption Share of ADB’s Procurement and medium-sized enterprise expansion, initiatives; and mainstream gender and infrastructure development. Contracts responsiveness. Special attention is paid ADB’s increased knowledge work in Goods, Works, and Related Services to strengthening the governance and institutional capacities of implementing Azerbaijan will focus on targeted policy ADB’s procurement contracts in Asia agencies as well as to promoting the advice, facilitation of knowledge sharing, and the Pacifi c for goods, works, and economic and fi nancial sustainability of and economic analysis to help address related services under loan and grant investments. the constraints to inclusive growth in operations totaled $11.28 billion in 2016 Azerbaijan. CONTACTS Azerbaijan Resident Mission 45A, Khagani Street, Landmark II 4th Floor, , AZ1010, Azerbaijan Tel +994 12 437 3477 Fax +994 12 437 3475 [email protected]

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Scott Dawson is the Alternate Director representing Azerbaijan on the ADB Board of Directors. Asian Development Outlook www.adb.org/publications/series/asian- Nariman Mannapbekov is the ADB Country Director for Azerbaijan. The Azerbaijan Resident development-outlook Mission was opened in 2004 and is the primary link for ADB with the government, the private sector, civil society, and development partners. The resident mission engages in policy dialogue, Annual Report development of the country partnership strategy and program, portfolio management, project and www.adb.org/documents/series/adb-annual- technical assistance implementation, coordination with development stakeholders, public relations, and knowledge management in Azerbaijan. reports

The Azerbaijan government agency handling ADB aff airs is the Ministry of Finance. Depository Libraries www.adb.org/publications/depositories ABOUT THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK ADB is a multilateral development bank owned by 67 members, 48 from the region and 19 from other parts of the world. ADB’s main instruments for helping its developing member countries are To access a complete list of development policy dialogue, loans, equity investments, guarantees, grants, and technical assistance. and economic indicators, visit: In 2017, lending volume was $18.72 billion (111 projects), with technical assistance at $200.53 million (246 projects) and grant-fi nanced projects at $597.49 million (24 projects). In addition, $11.92 billion Statistics and Databases was generated in direct value-added cofi nancing in the form of offi cial loans and grants, other www.adb.org/data/statistics concessional cofi nancing, and commercial cofi nancing such as B loans, risk transfer arrangements, guarantee cofi nancing, parallel loans, parallel equity, and cofi nancing for transactions under ADB’s Trade Finance Program. From 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2017, ADB’s annual lending volume averaged $14.55 billion. In addition, investment grants and technical assistance funded by ADB and Special Funds resources averaged $617.74 million and $166.28 million over the same period. As of 31 December 2017, the cumulative totals excluding cofi nancing were $255.14 billion in loans for 2,955 projects in 44 countries, $8.36 billion in 328 grants, and $4.27 billion in technical assistance grants, including regional technical assistance grants.

In this publication, “$” refers to US dollars. Figures are estimated by ADB unless otherwise cited. Data are as of 31 December 2017 unless otherwise indicated. Fact sheets are updated annually in April.