Azerbaijan Ranks 103 Among 129 in International Property Rights Index

Azerbaijan for the first time has been included in the rating of International Property Rights Index compiled by the international organization Property Rights Alliance.

Of the 129 countries included in the list, Azerbaijan is on the 103rd spot, and with long-standing problems. Thus, the piracy rate is 85%, which violates the right to intellectual property, which gave the minimum 1.5 points and 95th place out of 105 possible.

Almost the maximum score of 9.7 points out of 10 was received in the category of "Registering property" (20th place among the 129).

There is poor control of corruption - 3.2 points and 110 place among 129 countries. Below the average is political stability in the country - 4.2 points and 81 among 129 countries. Even worse is the case with the independence of the judicial system - 3.6 points and 88th place among 129 participants in the rating.

By the way, ahead of us are Armenia - 94th and Georgia - 95th final places. Russia has 81st, and Turkey - 58th place. The worst position among the CIS countries is of Ukraine - 109th place.

Ahead are Finland, Norway, New Zealand, Luxembourg and Singapore. --17D-