Azerbaijan-Pakistan to Sign $2 Billion Investment Agreement with Energy Projects Included

Azerbaijan continues to face an acute water shortage that affects both drinking and irrigation supplies, a problem that, despite frequent media attention, remains unresolved. Farmers are particularly feeling the pressure.

BAKU, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Representatives from Azerbaijan’s State Tax Service (STS) participated in the latest session of the working group on tax, customs, and legal issues hosted by the German-Azerbaijani Chamber of Commerce.

The Agency for the Development of Small and Medium Enterprises (KOBİA) has issued 192 start-up certificates to entrepreneurs, approximately 50% of whom are youth, according to Orkhan Mammadov, Chairman of KOBİA. The announcement was made at the Fifth Young Entrepreneurs Forum in Baku, underscoring the government's increasing focus on fostering innovation among the nation’s young entrepreneurs.

Kazakhstan has taken another step towards reducing its dependence on traditional oil export routes, as the first shipment of crude oil from the giant Kashagan field reached the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline at the end of January. In an interview with Kazinform, experts consider this move as part of a broader strategy to diversify transit options and hedge against geopolitical risks.