Assessment of the country's energy reserves, new customs duties, and the overall economic situation in the country are the leading topics of today's press.
The newspaper Azerbaijan estimates the gas reserves of the Shah Deniz field. The author takes the reader into an excursion to the Shah Deniz-1 deposit, analyzing the extraction of gas and condensate. Then he approaches the current realities of the Shah Deniz-2 field, focusing on the South Gas Corridor project.
The newspaper Echo published an article titled Starving Groups of Azerbaijani Population and New Customs Duties. Since 2018, Azerbaijan will switch to a new system of customs duties. This is stipulated by the Nomenclature of Foreign Economic Activity, Customs Rates for Import and Export approved by the Cabinet of Ministers.
The country is not yet ready to provide the population with the necessary food products, and therefore everything is mainly imported, and against this background, the increase in customs duties will exacerbate the already difficult economic situation in the country.
Many segments of the population simply starve, feeding on cheap pasta. Even butter cannot be afforded by many people in Azerbaijan due to its expensiveness now.
The Novoye Vremya newspaper published an article titled Optimistic Central Bank. The author sneers at the statements of the head of the Central Bank against the backdrop of devaluation, ongoing inflation and rising prices. Thus, with the GDP falling by 1% and inflation of 13.7% the Central Bank chief talks about "positive macroeconomic processes". The same goes for the forecasts regarding the stability of the national currency. So, Rustamov's assurances about the stability of the manat traditionally cause distrust.--0--
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On January 29, municipal elections were held in Azerbaijan, with over 16,000 candidates participating across 118 constituencies. The Central Election Commission (CEC) has already announced the names of the leading candidates on its website. Hours after the election, CEC Chairman Mazahir Panahov stated at a briefing that 413 out of 685 municipalities had already been formed, with 7,791 candidates identified as leaders. According to him, elections proceeded normally in all constituencies, and no complaints were received by his office. However, independent candidates and experts claim that there were violations during the election process.
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On Friday, the weather in the capital will be changeable, with no precipitation expected. The wind will be from the southeast. The temperature at night will be +5 to +7°C, and during the day it will be +8 to +12°C. Humidity will be 70-80%. Precipitation is possible in the eastern region of the country. Fog in some areas, with an easterly wind.
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On January 30, the weather in Baku will be cloudy, and light precipitation possible during the day on the Absheron Peninsula. The wind will be southeast. At night, the temperature will be +4 to +7°C, and during the day it will reach +8 to +12°C. Humidity will be 70-80%.
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Azerbaijani authorities have detained former Russian judge Elena Khakhaleva at Baku International Airport, officials confirmed to Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office and Ministry of Internal Affairs. The arrest was first reported by Kommersant and Izvestia, citing sources, and later corroborated by law enforcement contacts through RIA Novosti and TASS.
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