The construction of six-story buildings of 54 apartments in the Goranboy, Tartar, Beylagan and Imishli regions, as well as a four-story 36-apartment house in the Shemakha area is finishing. The housing is being built by the order of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection and is designed for people with disabilities and the families of martyrs who fought for the territorial integrity, independence and constitutional system of Azerbaijan.
According to the ministry’s report, from the beginning of the year new apartments through the ministry have been received by 118 people with disabilities and families of martyrs in various regions of the country.
In accordance with the presidential decree of 20 June 2014, in 2014-2018 it is projected in stages to provide new apartments or private homes in various regions of the country to 5,731 families of people with disabilities and martyrs, who were in the queue for obtaining property by January 1 of this year. -17D-
Economics
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Azerbaijan’s State Agency for Tourism has inspected more than 300 hotels and lodging establishments across Baku, Sumgait, and the Absheron district as part of its preparations to accommodate international visitors attending the upcoming COP29 climate summit. Approximately 220 of these locations have now received an official star rating, with 10 hotels designated as five-star, 20 as four-star, and the remainder across other star ratings.
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For several months now, there have reportedly been delays in the disbursement of pensions and social payments in Azerbaijan. Pensioners say that the delays range from three to five days. For example, they emphasize that while disability pensions used to be paid by the 15th of each month earlier in the year, for the past three months, payments have been made on the 20th or 21st.
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Azerbaijan's revenues from tobacco exports have skyrocketed, with earnings from the first eight months of 2024 reaching $15.6 million, a nearly fivefold increase from $3.2 million during the same period last year. The sharp rise highlights the expanding international demand for Azerbaijan's tobacco products.
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Azerbaijan imported 11,100 tons of tea worth $57.9 million in the first nine months of this year, according to the State Statistics Committee, marking a 14.4% rise in volume and a 13.9% increase in value compared to the same period in 2023. However, with only 500 tons of tea exports totaling $4.8 million, Azerbaijan remains heavily dependent on imported tea, which meets 98% of domestic demand.
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