Fifteen hundred kilometers of fishing nets were found and confiscated in the first half of 2014 from poachers in Azerbaijan.
As the head of the State Border Guard Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan Elchin Guliyev told the official media, from January to July were found not only networks, but also 293 thousand banned fishing hooks that could injure fish. All the "trophies", according to the instructions, were destroyed, he said.
According to the chief border guard, in the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea there are regular regime activities in identifying illegal hunting and the facts of damage to natural and biological resources and strengthening control of the border regime, and implementing appropriate measures in respect of shipping facilities used for illegal fishing. -17D-
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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