Facebook relatively weak in Azerbaijan and in the world
BAKU/24.09.13/TURAN : The most popular social networking site Facebook in Azerbaijan has a strong lead in the beginning of the third decade of September .
Its position is consistently growing, but its popularity in the discussions of the presidential election again reduced - January 1, the leader was trusted by 68.94 %, by 23 August (the peak of the expectations of the National Council of Democratic Forces) - by 77.24 % and by 23 September - only 68.63 %.
Against this background, the audience once again switched to the network YouTube - 16.96% by May 1, 9.3 % by 23 August and 12.06 % at the beginning of this week. This social media while on the second line , but his position in contrast to the " eternal leader " swing . A record for him in Azerbaijan was in October 2012 - 22.82 % in popularity of videos with effects of the abduction of the MNS officers, rampant corruption and tangible political " auto-pilot " in the country.
Twitter (May 1 - 11.96% , July 15 - 9%, 23 August - 7.38 %) dropped from N3 to the fourth place with 7.53 % , but rose to third place "Classmates" with the ever-growing audience ( 2.36 % on January 1 , 5.36 % in mid-July and 8.1%, September 23). The fifth place belongs to VK (In Contact) with 1.48 % (for the month minus 0.1 %) trust the other nominees do not count.
The world's most high level (Month minus 0.16 %) and confidence in the social network Facebook - 70.24%. In the second place from July last year with 9.02% was Pinterest, which allows users to add an online image and place them in a thematic collection , then share them with other users. At the same product for almost a month ( minus 0.2 %) tumbled in popularity, although it is not going to give way under the sun Twitter, to move three places up to 7.49 % (+ 0.4 % per month ) popularity .
Network YouTube has again risen in the world rankings to the 4th place with 4.42 % (1.6% per month) of the users, while StumbleUpon ratings were 4% against 4.89 % a month ago. In Azerbaijan, StumbleUpon is not very popular due to the weak advertising. It is a commercial search service on web pages, combining the principles of P2P and social network with blogging on the principle of a single click. - 17D-
Economics
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According to data released by the State Statistics Committee, Azerbaijan’s agricultural sector achieved slight production growth in the first eight months of 2024. The total volume of agricultural production reached 8.723 billion manats, which is 0.8% higher than during the same period last year. However, this growth occurs against a backdrop of increasing food imports, despite significant government subsidies aimed at supporting domestic agriculture.
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Azerbaijan has unveiled strong fiscal indicators for the first eight months of the current year, reporting a state budget surplus that underscores the country’s economic resilience amidst global uncertainties. According to operational data released by the Ministry of Finance, state budget revenues from January to August 2024 reached 25 billion 223.4 million manats, while expenditures amounted to 22 billion 362.4 million manats.
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Azerbaijan has made significant progress in diversifying its energy balance, with renewable sources playing an increasingly important role in the country's electricity production. Operational data for January-August 2024 show that total electricity generation reached 19,235.4 million kilowatt-hours (kWh), marking a noticeable shift towards greener energy.
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Bilateral relations between Azerbaijan and Russia are accelerating, particularly in the agricultural sector, as Deputy Prime Minister Shahin Mustafayev and Russia’s Minister of Agriculture Oksana Lut underscored during their high-level meeting on September 13 in Baku.
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