Baku hosts conference on "The use of the creative industries: Creativity and national development", organized by the State Copyright Agency of Azerbaijan.
According to chairman of the structure Professor Kamran Imanov, over the past 10 years, the piracy rate decreased significantly in intellectual areas: for example, the proportion of unlicensed products decreased by 11% in the market of audio and video products in the field of software and - 25%, in the field of book publishing - at 31%.
According to official figures given by the rapporteur, since the beginning of 1996 the Agency on Copyrights of Azerbaijan registered 10 391 works of art, as well as 6 646 authors and copyright holders. --17D-
Economics
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On January 11, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić announced that Azerbaijan had notified Serbia about the suspension of daily gas supplies amounting to 1.7 million cubic meters due to technical problems at the Shah Deniz field.
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The Turkish company Aksa Doğalgaz, part of Kazancı Holding, has announced the completion of the contractual process to purchase the gas distribution companies Bursagaz and Kayserigaz. These companies have been operating under SOCAR Türkiye Energy AS (STEAS) since 2019, according to Aksa Doğalgaz.
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Azerbaijan's Cabinet of Ministers has introduced new regulations establishing the minimum royalties for authors of state-commissioned films, aiming to promote creative works reflecting the country's national identity and cultural values.
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Tea imports to Azerbaijan have increased. According to the State Customs Committee, from January to November 2024, tea imports grew by 3.3% year-on-year to 12,893 tons in volume and by 4.5% in value, amounting to $67.715 million.
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