Azerbaijan's Minister of Economy: "Growth in the non-oil and gas sector has accelerated"

Growth in the non-oil and gas sector has accelerated compared to the previous year, Azerbaijan's Minister of Economy wrote on his Twitter page, Qazet.az reports.

"In January-August of this year, GDP increased by 5.8% to 84 bln. 880.4 mln. ₼, compared to the corresponding period of the previous year, while the non-oil and gas GDP grew by 10.3% to 43 bln. 303.5 mln. ₼. Growth in the non-oil and gas sector has accelerated compared to the previous year. In the same period last year, this sector's GDP increased by only 5.7%, compared to January-August of 2020," noted.