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Economy

Azerbaijan launches investment offensive as cheap oil looms

Oil and natural gas are central to Azerbaijan's economy.

ISTANBUL -- The oil-rich former Soviet republic of Azerbaijan is investing heavily abroad, with its sovereign wealth fund and state oil company scrambling to diversify as weak crude prices and ultralow interest rates worldwide put their finances at risk.

Risky business

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