As of the 1st of September this year in Azerbaijan work 1 491.9 thousand hired employees. It is 11.2 thousand or 0.75 % more than at the beginning of the year.
According to the Statistics Committee, employed by the first of October of this year were 4 504.4 thousand people. In view of the economically active population, unemployment amounted to 238.1 thousand people. Compared with the fourth quarter of last year, unemployment decreased 5.4 thousand people. Official unemployment rate was 5.02 %.
Note that by the beginning of October registered as unemployed were 36.9 thousand people. Of these, unemployment benefits (259.5 manat per month) were granted to 975 people. - 08D -
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Azerbaijan’s Information and Communication Technologies Agency (ICTA) held a meeting with representatives of internet service providers (ISPs) and telecom operators to address concerns over the accuracy of reported internet speeds and the country’s ranking in global broadband performance indices.
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Bulgaria considers Azerbaijan a key strategic partner in the energy sector, as the country plays a crucial role in diversifying gas supplies and strengthening regional energy security, Bulgaria’s newly appointed Energy Minister Jecho Stankov said during a meeting with an Azerbaijani delegation.
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Rovshan Najaf, president of Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR, met with Majid Jafar, CEO of Crescent Petroleum, on February 6 to discuss potential avenues for collaboration in the energy sector. The meeting marked an important step in strengthening ties between the two companies, with both sides exchanging insights on their respective operations and assessing opportunities of mutual interest.
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Rovshan Najaf, president of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR), met with Sašo Berger, chairman of Slovenian energy company Petrol dd, and Simon Urbanc, CEO of Geoplin doo, on February 6, underscoring growing cooperation in the natural gas sector between Azerbaijan and Slovenia.
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