Pakistan within the framework of increasing its turnover to Turkey, and then to Europe is going to join the main multilateral agreement on Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia (TRACECA).
Today, the in the permanent Secretariat of the Intergovernmental Commission on the Project, the Ambassador of Pakistan to Baku Khalid Usman Qaiser was adopted on this occasion by the Secretary General of TRACECA Mircea Chepraga. The purpose of the meeting was to present and discuss the priority issues of the project by increasing its competitiveness. Pakistan supports the initiative of TRACECA transformation into an international organization. --17D-
Economics
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Last week, Azerbaijani media reported an impending increase in retail bread prices, attributing the rise to an increase in product weight. The following day, an official notification confirmed that the government had no intentions of sanctioning a bread price hike in the country. However, the threat of a price increase for this staple food remains for another reason.
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S&P Global Ratings has revised its risk assessment of Azerbaijan’s banking sector, upgrading the outlook from "stable" to "positive."
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In recent days, there have been claims that bread prices in Azerbaijan have risen. Social media users report that the price of bread has increased by 5-10 qepiks. According to consumer complaints, it is difficult to find weight information on factory-produced bread, commonly known as "zavod çörəyi" in Azerbaijan. In many cases, bread packaging does not include weight details. Similarly, bread sold at smaller bakeries and tandir houses often lacks information apart from the price.
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A trilateral meeting of the foreign ministers, transport ministers, energy ministers, and heads of customs services of Russia, Iran, and Azerbaijan is set to take place soon to discuss the progress of the Rasht-Astara railway project, a key element of the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC). This was announced by Iran’s Ambassador to Russia, Kazem Jalali.
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