The twenty-fold increase in sales of British cars in Azerbaijan has nothing to do with Russia, a representative of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said, Sky News reported on March 18.
The publication notes that, according to HM Revenue & Customs, cars worth £43 million (5.05 billion rubles) were shipped to Azerbaijan in January. Trade data shows that similar growth in British exports was seen in other former Soviet countries neighboring Russia, including Kazakhstan, Armenia and Georgia.
At the same time, a spokesman for British motoring lobby group the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said it had found no evidence that cars sent to Azerbaijan were destined for Russia. The SMMT representative noted that data on the growth of exports to Azerbaijan suggests that it is “a thriving market in its own right.”
However, the publication emphasizes that the assumption of export growth due to the prosperity of the Azerbaijani economy contrasts sharply with economic data showing that GDP per capita in Azerbaijan has remained unchanged for a decade and a half in around of 15,000 dollars of purchasing power. parity. .
Source: Rossa Primavera
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