▁Ali ye v ▁and ▁his ▁office ▁was ▁accused ▁of ▁the ▁de valu ation ▁of ▁A zer ba ij an ▁currency . ▁Further , ▁critics ▁have ▁question ed ▁Ali ye v ' s ▁lack ▁of ▁progress ▁for ▁export ▁divers ification , ▁with ▁exper ts ▁stating ▁A zer ba ij an ▁will ▁ce ase ▁to ▁produce ▁a ▁significant ▁amount ▁of ▁oil ▁by ▁ 2 0 3 0 . ▁ ▁However , ▁following ▁develop ments ▁and ▁recent ▁economic ▁figures ▁indicate ▁that ▁implemented ▁re forms ▁and ▁applied ▁policies ▁were ▁tim ely ▁and ▁effective ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁decre asing ▁the ▁negative ▁impact ▁of ▁falling ▁oil ▁prices . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁Do ing ▁Business ▁report , ▁A zer ba ij an ▁clim bed ▁ 3 2 ▁sp ots ▁in ▁comparison ▁with ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁to ▁rank ▁ 2 5 th ▁among ▁ 1 9 0 ▁states ▁this ▁year , ▁to pping ▁C IS ▁count ies . ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁at ▁the ▁expanded ▁meeting ▁of ▁the ▁Cab inet ▁of ▁Minister s ▁on ▁the ▁results ▁of ▁so cio e conom ic ▁development ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Il ham ▁Ali ye v ▁str essed ▁that ▁A zer ba ij ani ' s ▁foreign ▁exchange ▁res erves ▁today ▁amount ▁to ▁$ 4 5 ▁billion ▁and ▁its ▁external ▁deb t ▁has ▁dropped ▁from ▁ 2 2 . 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 ▁percent . ▁ ▁Assert ions ▁of ▁cor ruption ▁▁ ▁The ▁Washington ▁Post ' s