From Reconstruction to Reality: Azerbaijan’s New Strategy Tests an Economy Losing Growth Momentum

The 2026 forecast shows non-oil income in the majority. A sovereign-fund transfer, energy-price assumptions and taxes concentrated among three payers tell a more complicated story. This follows from the Ministry of Finance’s document, “Report on the...

According to the Ministry of Finance's report on the first-half execution of the 2026 state and consolidated budgets, the year-end forecast for average annual inflation is expected to be raised from the previous 4.8% to 5.7%. The...

Hydrogen will not replace Azerbaijan’s oil-and-gas diplomacy in the next few years. But it could gradually change its substance — if Baku creates a domestic market, finds buyers and does not confuse technical potential with commercial success. For...

A 31,200-kilometre road network, digital navigation and the main barriers facing automated transport Kazakhstan’s launch of driverless-car trials in Astana, Almaty and Kosshi in 2026 is an important signal for Azerbaijan as well. Kazakhstan has...