Number of operating commercial organisations up by 13,5%

Environmental protection expenditures in Azerbaijan surged 2.9 times in 2023 compared to the previous year, reaching 677.4 million manats, equivalent to 0.6 percent of the country's gross domestic product, the State Statistics Committee reported.

According to the State Border Service of Azerbaijan, 179,000 foreigners and stateless persons arrived in Azerbaijan in the first half of 2024, marking a 34.0% increase compared to the same period last year. The visitors hailed from 1231.1 countries.

BAKU, July 22 (Reuters) - The Cabinet of Ministers of Azerbaijan has approved several amendments to the "rules for stopping the movement of foreign exchange assets and national currency during cross-border transportation," as per the resolution dated February 12, 2024, No. 83.

The Cabinet of Ministers of Azerbaijan has approved a series of amendments to the "rules for declaring goods and vehicles across the customs border," as per the decree dated July 22, 2024, No. 263.