Household Income and the Real Cost of Living

Azerbaijan is directing increasing amounts of money towards healthcare, yet the answer to the central question — how much is spent on preventing disease and how much on treating its consequences — remains concealed within broad budget categories....

The list begins with ordinary things: white shirts, trousers or a skirt, a jacket, school shoes and sportswear. Then come the backpack, pencil case, notebooks, pencils, modeling clay, drawing pad and water bottle. Each purchase looks manageable on...

A smaller wheat harvest, disruptions along key trade routes and rising fertiliser prices are creating a new wave of risks for Azerbaijan, where domestic production covers only about 60% of wheat demand and reliance on imports has increased in recent...

Traffic violations from motorways to rural roads A fine: a tool or a sanction? The purpose of a fine is not to punish the driver, but to prevent traffic violations and crashes. The success of a fine policy should therefore be measured not by the...