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Azerbaijanâ€™s Minister of Economic Development Shahin Mustafayev calls for internal control in the ministry

06 November 2008 09:23 (UTC +04:00)

â€œHeads of these subordinate bodies have been dismissed. Further inspection is under way. It is not the final measure yet. The ministryâ€™s duty is to help entrepreneurs, but not to carry out groundless examinations. Shortcomings and irregularities will soon be addressed,â€ he added.
According to him, there is a need for some reforms in the structure of the ministry.
â€œIt is necessary to set up a department for internal control over the subordinate bodies in the ministry,â€ he noted
He said that subordinate bodies â€“ the State Antimonopoly Service and the National Fund for Entrepreneurship Assistance need improvement in their operations.
â€œThe projects funded by the National Fund have to be effective, loan lending process has to be transparent and the priority has to be given to the development of regions,â€ he underlined.
Last week Azerbaijani President appointed Deputy Minister of Taxes Shahin Mustafayev as Minister of Economic Development.
After the appointment, heads of three subordinate bodies - Khalig Mammadov, Executive Director of the National Fund for Entrepreneurship Assistance; Elchin Zeynalov, Chief of the Antimonopoly Service; and Aslan Jafarov Chief of the State Consumer Market Supervision Service, were fired from their positions.