Business

In the evening, when the lights go out in the hall and an actor takes the first step onto the stage, theater remains one of the few spaces where a human being encounters art without mediation — withou...

According to the State Statistics Committee of Azerbaijan, in January–May 2026 the country’s public catering turnover increased by 5.8% in real terms compared to the same period of the previous year,...

Amid intensifying global competition for tourism flows, an increasing number of countries are beginning to view historical heritage not merely as a cultural resource, but as a fully-fledged economic a...

Gold Deposits, Critical Minerals and Financial Sector Prospects On June 16, 2026, the Fifth International Investment Forum opened in Tashkent, evolving into one of Central Asia’s largest business plat...

In May 2026, a number of structural characteristics became evident in the Azerbaijani real estate market. The Composite Real Estate Index, calculated by the Azerbaijan Valuers’ Chamber (AQC), rose to...

Turan Analytical Service conducted its monthly monitoring of the average cost of the consumer basket in Baku for May 2026, covering 30 key domestically produced food products. The results show that th...

When representatives of more than 300 airlines gathered in Rio de Janeiro in early June for the 82nd Annual General Meeting of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the World Air Tran...

When statistics showed a 5.3% increase in the number of foreign visitors to Azerbaijan in January 2026, it appeared that the country's tourism industry had finally overcome the consequences of th...

A Saturated Market, Expensive Devices, and the Expansion of Digital Services Over the past two decades, Azerbaijan's mobile phone market has undergone rapid development and evolved into a highly...

Azerbaijan’s construction materials market maintained a moderate upward price trend in April 2026. The construction materials sub-index increased by 7.5%, reflecting the high level of construction act...

Turan Analytical Service conducted a monitoring survey of the average cost of a consumer basket in Baku at the end of April 2026. The basket includes 30 basic domestically produced food products. The...

The 2026 summer season has begun with a noticeable increase in rental prices across Azerbaijan’s Caspian Sea resorts. The sharpest growth has been recorded in the country’s northern coastal areas, par...

Family businesses account for roughly two-thirds of all companies worldwide and remain one of the pillars of the global economy. Yet today this sector faces its greatest challenge in decades: the mass...

On sunny weekends in May, residents of the Azerbaijani capital once again head for the sea. The beaches of Bilgah, Mardakan, and Buzovna are already welcoming their first visitors. Children build sand...

Azerbaijan will celebrate Eid al-Adha on May 27–28. The holiday is included in the list of official public holidays and is observed as a non-working day.

Azerbaijan’s tourism sector in 2026 has encountered its first serious sign of cooling after several years of post-pandemic recovery. According to data from the State Statistics Committee of the Republ...