"Main directions of state support and policy regarding factors accelerating economic development of different regions in the years of 2004-2008 has been determined within the State Program on socio-economic development of regions of Azerbaijan Republic. The main objective of the program is implementation in a consistent and coordinated manner of measures directed at ensuring efficient use of internal resources of economic regions of Azerbaijan Republic, development of sectors bearing particular importance for the economic regions, further expansion of production activity of enterprises, stimulation of export-oriented production of goods, increase of employment levels through development of local entrepreneurship, further improvements in the living standards of population and dynamic development of the economy."
Here is an official release of the discussion of results of this program:
This program has also been referred many times as a successful program: http://az.apa.az/
Although this program hasn't specified any numerical goals, I just wanted to share some statistics on industrial and agricultural output of the four largest cities (after Baku), Ganja, Sumqait, Mingechevir and Sirvan.
