The next session of the Azerbaijani parliament has started. On the agenda there are 21 questions. Among the most important economic bloc there are amendments to the Laws of AR "On food", "On banks", "On aquaculture", "On non-polluting agricultural products", "On State Duty", "On the Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan", "On Grain" and other documents.
The most interesting changes are to the Customs Code. Now the customs officers will be required to return the documents seized from the owner of the goods not within three days, as before, but one day. In addition, the clearance of imported goods will take up to two days. And the customs officers are now deprived of the right to accompany the goods that have aroused suspicion in the inspection. --17D-
Economics
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Azerbaijan significantly increased its rice imports to 52,500 tons in the first nine months of 2024, marking a 15.1% rise in physical weight and a 33.3% rise in import value compared to the same period in 2023, according to government data. The average price per ton of rice climbed by 15.8% to $1,042.17, up from $899.77 last year, further underscoring Azerbaijan’s reliance on imports to meet domestic demand, with 85% of the country’s rice needs covered through foreign sources.
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The State Tax Service of Azerbaijan has called on businesses to conduct non-cash payments solely through POS terminals, requiring merchants to issue receipts from both the POS terminal and cash register for transparency, as part of efforts to curb card-to-card transactions outside regulated channels.
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The Green Climate Fund (GCF), an operating entity of the financial mechanism of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the body responsible for implementing the Paris Agreement, has included Azerbaijan for the first time in its list of countries eligible for funding.
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The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the UN Office in Geneva and the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport organized for the heads of about 30 diplomatic missions accredited in Geneva a special briefing on the initiative "Green Digital Action", which will be presented during COP29 in November in Baku, the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport of Azerbaijan reported.
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