Doing Business in Azerbaijan 2009 - Azerbaijan Export ...
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Trade deals<br />
It is allowed to barga<strong>in</strong> about prices <strong>in</strong> the markets; it is a usual<br />
phenomenon. The salesperson may compromise <strong>in</strong> certa<strong>in</strong> cases.<br />
Liv<strong>in</strong>g cost<br />
<strong>Azerbaijan</strong> has become a highly popular dest<strong>in</strong>ation, and thousands<br />
of foreigners have settled happily, enjoy<strong>in</strong>g the country’s<br />
comb<strong>in</strong>ation of high liv<strong>in</strong>g standards and low liv<strong>in</strong>g costs. Although<br />
<strong>in</strong> most respects life <strong>in</strong> <strong>Azerbaijan</strong> is approach<strong>in</strong>g Western<br />
standards of liv<strong>in</strong>g, the cost of liv<strong>in</strong>g rema<strong>in</strong>s substantially lower<br />
than <strong>in</strong> Western Europe.<br />
Shopp<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Retail <strong>in</strong> Baku has undergone a revolution <strong>in</strong> the past decade with<br />
many big shopp<strong>in</strong>g centres now located <strong>in</strong> the different parts of the<br />
city. Concepts of shopp<strong>in</strong>g and customer service are now<br />
comparable to those of Western countries.<br />
Sport<br />
In keep<strong>in</strong>g with its reputation as a successful sport<strong>in</strong>g nation,<br />
<strong>Azerbaijan</strong> Republic provides a wealth of sport<strong>in</strong>g opportunities.<br />
The most popular sports are football (soccer), wrestl<strong>in</strong>g, box<strong>in</strong>g,<br />
martial arts, volleyball etc.<br />
Recently a significant number of Olympic sport centres, swimm<strong>in</strong>g<br />
pools and sport schools for children have been established and a<br />
number of Olympic sport centres are under construction.<br />
<strong>Azerbaijan</strong>i sportsmen won 1 gold, 2 silver and 4 bronze medals at<br />
the Beij<strong>in</strong>g 2008 Olympic Games.<br />
GENERAL INFORMATION<br />
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