During 9 months, 2013 payment for gas deliveries to Chechnya constituted only 47%. Gasprom’s corporate magazine reported that almost half of 3 billion cub.m. of gas transported by Gasprom to Chechnya disappears in the gas distribution networks and gas equipment.
Gasprom plans to reconstruction the gas supply system of the republic. It has started inventory of the networks to create the efficient model of gas supply.
The concern reported that on October 3, 2013 Gasprom chairman of Board Aleksei Miller met with Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov. Gasprom Chairman has instructed to draft the program of development of gas supply of Chechen Republic till 2020.
It has been earlier reported that population of the North Caucasian republics is not willing to pay for gas and power supply. For instance, population of the northwest of Russia pays for 99% of supplied gas, population of the Caucasus – pays only for 68% and Chechnya and Dagestan – only 42%. This non-payment is actually covered by the Russian population at the expense of the anticipatory growth of tariffs.—0---
Economics
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Azerbaijan’s gross domestic product (GDP) reached 126.3 billion manats in 2024, marking an increase of 3 billion manats, or 2.4%, compared to the previous year, according to data released by the State Statistics Committee. In 2023, nominal GDP stood at 123 billion manats.
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The latest data from the State Statistics Committee reveals that as of December 1, 2024, the total number of salaried workers in Azerbaijan stood at 1.775 million, with 884,400 employed in the public sector and 890,900 in the private sector. This figure falls significantly short of the government's ambitious targets set seven years ago, raising concerns about employment opportunities, particularly for the country's burgeoning youth population.
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Azerbaijan's legal and physical entities engaged in trade operations with partners from 176 countries between January and November 2024, exporting goods to 120 nations and importing from 167, according to the State Customs Committee.
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Azerbaijan's retail trade turnover climbed 3.9% in real terms in 2024 compared to the previous year, reaching a total of 62.2 billion manats, the State Statistics Committee revealed. Food, beverages, and tobacco accounted for 34.1 billion manats, while non-food products contributed 28.1 billion manats to the total.
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