Azerbaijan 4,720,900 economically active citizens.
According to the review of the monetary policy for the first half of 2013 by the Central Bank of Azerbaijan (http://cbar.az/assets/2916/PSI_2013_Q_2.pdf), 94.9% of employment is in various sectors of the economy and the social sphere.
In this case, 1,480,000 (+8.1% compared to July 1 last year) are engaged in wage labor. Only 2.5% of civilian citizens are employed in the oil sector, and the rest are in the non-oil sector.
According to forecasts of the CBA, in the third quarter employment in the industrial and construction sector will increase and employment in trade and services will decrease. -17D-
Economics
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The Green Climate Fund (GCF), an operating entity of the financial mechanism of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the body responsible for implementing the Paris Agreement, has included Azerbaijan for the first time in its list of countries eligible for funding.
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The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the UN Office in Geneva and the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport organized for the heads of about 30 diplomatic missions accredited in Geneva a special briefing on the initiative "Green Digital Action", which will be presented during COP29 in November in Baku, the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport of Azerbaijan reported.
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As a member of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Council, Azerbaijan participated in the 28th meeting of this Council in Abu Dhabi (UAE).
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Azerbaijan’s imports of animal and vegetable fats and oils climbed 23.9% by weight and 16.2% by value from January to September 2024, official data revealed. Despite the uptick in volume, the import cost of these products saw a decrease compared to the same period last year, with the cost per ton of vegetable oil falling by 6.1% to $1,199.6 in 2024, down from $1,278.6 in 2023.
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