Deputy minister: Azerbaijan imported 862M manat worth of pharmaceutical products in 2024

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  • 05 May, 2025
  • 12:14
Deputy minister: Azerbaijan imported 862M manat worth of pharmaceutical products in 2024

It is necessary to strengthen domestic production in the pharmaceutical sector, First Deputy Minister of Economy Elnur Aliyev said at the international conference "Azerbaijani pharmaceutical industry: Yesterday, today and tomorrow" held in Baku Monday, Report informs.

Aliyev noted that in 2024 alone, Azerbaijan imported 862 million manat (about $507 million) worth of pharmaceutical products in 2024:

“Our dependence on imports is very high. To prevent this, work is underway to attract investment. Entrepreneurs have invested more than 6.9 billion manats (about $4 billion) in industrial zones.