Azerbaijan’s insurance market grows, but payouts outpace premiums

Low debt and vast foreign-exchange reserves shield the country from short-term shocks. Yet rising domestic debt, state guarantees and the budget’s dependence on hydrocarbons demand a stricter assessment of sustainability. At first glance,...

Investment in Azerbaijan’s economy accelerated significantly in the first half of 2026, but the main source of the increase was not new non-oil production. It was a sharp rise in capital expenditure in the oil and gas sector. According to the State...

Azerbaijani banks increased their combined net profit by about a quarter in the first half of 2026, supported by strong interest and fee income, but slowing lending and rising non-performing loans point to a possible loss of momentum in the second...

By a Presidential Decree of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated 6 July 2026, the execution of the 2025 budget of the State Oil Fund of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SOFAZ) was officially approved. According to the decree, the Fund's total revenues in...