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How Is Oil Revenues Effectively Used in Azerbaijan? Center for Economic and Social Development (CESD), Azerbaijan conducted survey among government bodies, oil companies and population within the framework of Monitoring of State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan Republic Project with funding of Partnership for Transparency (PTF), USA....
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Conference on Public Expenditure Tracking Taken Place in Baku Center for Economic and Social Development (CESD) held Final Conference of Promoting and Advocating of Community Participation in Public Expenditure Tracking Project with funding of the US Embassy in Baku on July 09, 2008 at the International...

EITI Coalition Azerbaijan held next press-conference on State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan Republic Assets in 18, April, 2008. Key-speaker, Vugar Bayramov, the chairman of Center for Economic and Social Development (CESD), mentioned that State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan Republic (SOFAZ) assets have been increased from $ 2,017 million in August, 2007 to $ 3,335 million in April, 01, 2008...

CESD will monitor Azerbaijan Republic State Oil Fund’s Expenditures
Center for Economic and Social Development (CESD), Azerbaijan starts monitoring Azerbaijan Republic State Oil Fund’s (ARSOF) expenditures with funding of Partnership for Transparency Foundation (USA)...

lpkoCESD Chairman had presentation at Participatory Governance Conference in Glasgow The main objective of his speech is to analysis what role of CSOs plays in enhancing of transparency in oil spending and how civil society can build political will for participatory governance in oil-rich Azerbaijan...

CESD Presented New Strategy Center for Economic and Social Development (CESD) presented its strategy paper on Effectively Using of Oil Revenues with participation of representatives from government bodies, international organizations, NGOs, Mass-Media. Dr. Vugar Bayramov, chairman of CESD...

CESD held next workshop in Terter Center for Economic and Social Development (CESD) held next workshop in Terter with participation of municipality, community, local government, NGOs and Mass-Media representatives. In his opening speech, Dr. Vugar Bayramov, the chairman of Center for Economic and Social Development (CESD), said that the project is implemented within the framework of the “Promoting and Advocating of Community Participation in...

Center for Economic and Social Development, (CESD), Azerbaijan has been selected to be featured on the homepage of GDNet this week. You can see the GDNet homepage at this link: http://www.gdnet.org GDNet is the online initiative of the Global Development Network, supporting the generation and...

Current Projects

• “Auditing in Local Governments in Azerbaijan”,
• “Preparing of Annual Report on Good Governance and Anti-corruption in Azerbaijan”
• “Monitoring on Agriculture Sector in Azerbaijan”,
• “Developing of Strategy of State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan Republic”
• Media Campaign on Increasing Awareness in Oil Revenues
• Increasing Awareness among Communities,

Lastest Publication

Read CESD produced new strategy paper on State Oil Fund’s Strategy The economic life of Azerbaijan is closely tied to the oil. The study claims that possessing oil can spoil if the resources are spent to satisfy the short-term interests, but it may also become an advantage, if managed wisely, through proper defining and keeping in mind the long-term interests of the entire society owning the resources.

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About CESD

Center for Economic and Social Development (CESD) was established for the purpose of promoting research into contemporary economic and social problems in 2005. The Center aims at organizing and promoting theoretical and practical research in the economic and social development problems (i), providing policy advice to the Government of Azerbaijan (ii), click here.

Contact details

Tel: +994 (012) 495 4248
Fax: +994 (012) 437 3240
Email: cesd@aztelekom.net

Shirin Mirzeyev 76 "a"/ 33, Baku Az1002, Azerbaijan

Events

12 Workshops are scheduled to be taken place in different regions in Azerbaijan in the first half of 2008. Workshops will be addressed on public expenditure tracking, budget transparency, WTO Accession and Poverty Reduction. CESD also holds 2 National Conference in Baku, the capital city, in April, 2008. More information on up-coming events can be obtained by contacting with the center at cesd@aztelekom.net.