Azerbaijan took the 57th place among 113 countries in the Global Food Security Index.
According to the international organization The Economist Intelligence Unit, Azerbaijan scored 57.1 points out of a maximum 100, as much as Egypt and Vietnam gained. Among the post-Soviet countries (except the Baltics) the leader is Belarus (46th place), Russia is No 48, Ukraine is No 63, Uzbekistan is No 72, and the rest were not included in the rating list for one reason or another.
In the first place is the United States followed by Ireland, Singapore, Australia, the Netherlands, France, Germany, Canada, Great Britain and Sweden. Completing the table are African countries such as Mozambique and Sierra Leone.
According to the organization, today the world's 800 million people are malnourished. --17D-
Economics
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Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev has signed a decree to strengthen social protection for pensioners by implementing pension indexation, effective from January 1, 2025.
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The Italian government has extended the deadline for applications in the international tender for the sale of several strategic assets until February 14, confirming that a bidder from Azerbaijan remains among the frontrunners.
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An investigation led by Ghalib Toghrul, Chairman of the Board of the Center for Economic Research, has highlighted budgetary expenditures in the Azerbaijani districts of Aghdam, Fuzuli, and Khojavend, focusing on civil service projects linked to the reconstruction of territories liberated from Armenian occupation.
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On February 4, Azerbaijani Economy Minister Mikayil Jabbarov met with a delegation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) led by Anna Bordeaux, head of the IMF mission in Azerbaijan, to discuss economic cooperation, financial sector issues and structural reforms, the ministry said.
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