Vugar Bayramov

Who is Vugar Bayramov?

Vugar Bayramov is a well-known economist in Azerbaijan. He is an alumnus of Washington University, USA; he has a Ph.D. in economics. As the chairman of The Center for Economic and Social Development, a leading economic think tank in Azerbaijan, Dr. Bayramov has conducted various research projects on both macro and micro economics in the areas of local government, municipality development, state budget transparency, etc.

His most recent papers were published in Japan, the Republic of South Africa and the United Kingdom last year. He is the author of “Oil Revenues Usage Strategy in Azerbaijan”. Dr. Bayramov is also a lecturer at Azerbaijan State Economic University, where he teaches economics and finance courses.

Bayramov is also National Coordinator of the EU Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum in Azerbaijan. He is a member of the Steering Committee of EU Eastern Partnership Program which includes 6 partner countries: Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Republic of Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine.

Bayramov is one of the most 500 influential Muslims in the world reported by The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre in Jordan in 2010