The issuance of licenses by the Ministry of Economy, except for cases arising from state security, through “ASAN service” centers, SME houses and the “Licenses and permits” portal, continued successfully during the 1st quarter of 2025. As a result of the reforms carried out in the field of licenses and permits since the end of 2015, the Ministry of Economy issued 17,497 licenses (including 355 during the 1st quarter of 2025) from November 1, 2015 to March 31, 2025.
Chart 1. Distribution of issued licenses by year.
In order to implement Part 2 of the Decree No. 588 of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated August 31, 2015 “On increasing transparency in the provision of public services, some measures in the field of electronic registration and licensing procedures at the place of residence” and Clause 4.1 of the Decree No. 1205 dated January 21, 2017 “On approval of the Regulations on the “Licenses and Permits” portal”, the “Licenses and Permits” portal was created for the electronic issuance of licenses and permits. The Ministry of Economy provided the opportunity to receive applications through the portal for the electronic issuance of licenses for 23 types of activities, receive opinions from 8 relevant agencies, and formalize the results.
During the 1st quarter of 2025, work continued on improving the activities of the “Licenses and Permits” portal, integrating information systems into the portal, and 273 electronic licenses were issued to entrepreneurs through the portal. In total, 6167 electronic licenses were issued through the portal from 01.03.2018, when the “Licenses and Permits” portal began operating, to 31.03.2025.
Chart 2. Distribution of licenses issued during the 1st quarter of 2025 by type of activity.
