Today"s newspapers write about the speech of the head of state on the country's economic indicators, the elimination of a simplified visa for Iraqi citizens.
The newspaper "Azerbaijan" gives a speech by Ilham Aliyev at a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers on January 11 following the results of 2018. Last year, GDP growth was 1.4%, development in the non-oil sector was 1.8%, industrial production grew 1.5%.
In the non-oil sector, industrial production increased by 9.1%. Inflation is only 2.3%, money incomes of the population increased by 9.2%, the rate of manat is stable, growth in agriculture was 4.6%.
According to the president, in 2018, investments in the country's economy amounted to 17.2 billion manat, of which 11 billion manat were directed to the non-oil sector.
External debt fell from 22.8% to 19%. Foreign exchange reserves equal to $ 45 billion. The President noted that in 2018, 118 thousand permanent jobs were created, unemployment remained low, exports increased by 36%, reaching 19 billion dollars, the positive balance in foreign trade amounted to 8.6 billion dollars.
Site "Müsavat. com" writes about the reasons for the elimination of simplified visas for tourists from Iraq. Among them: high prices in Azerbaijan, and the anti-Azerbaijani campaign in Iraq. For example, Iraqi blogger Ali Athab claims that 8,000 Arabs were infected with AIDS in Azerbaijan.
Last year, Iraqi TV shot a half-hour report about Baku, which said that more than 600 Iraqis had contracted AIDS and other infectious diseases, and 8 people died.
Such propaganda harms the image of Azerbaijan, which has affected the abolition of the simplified visa regime for Iraqis. Here, an important role could also be played by the issue of security in order to prevent the arrival of members of radical religious groups in Azerbaijan.
The site "Azadlıq.info" published an article entitled "Family Governance and the Trampled People". It states about poor financial moral state of people. In addition, most of the population have no job and housing. The author claims that the authorities do not create equal conditions for their citizens, feudal relations reign in the country, the state does not provide citizens with job.
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Complaints about a foul gas-like odor persist in the Əhmədli, Günəşli, NZS settlements, and some other areas of Baku. Residents report that the issue has been ongoing for several days.
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On January 23, the weather in Baku will be cloudy. Rain is expected in some areas in the evening and morning; southeast and gusty wind. The air temperature at night will be +6+9°C, and during the day, it will be +9+11°C. Humidity will be 70-80%. Rain will also occur across the country, with heavy rainfall in some areas. Snow is expected in the mountainous regions. Fog will appear in some places; eastward and gusty wind is expected.
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One more child, who was injured in a road accident in Imishli region on 18 January, died in Baku hospital. Despite the efforts of doctors, the life of the minor born in 2015 could not be saved.
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Opposition members detained for critical social media posts were released on the same day, with no reports of mistreatment by authorities, Musavat Party deputy chairman Mustafa Hajibeyli told Turan news agency.
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