There is a tendency - if at a meeting of Parliament’s session speaks a Deputy Executive Secretary of the ruling party "Yeni Azerbaijan" Siyavush Novruzov, his words either materialize or are subject to public discussion. At today's plenary session of the Milli Mejlis he made a surprise proposal to change the design of the national currency - manat. "On the bill of the highest worth should be a portrait of Heydar Aliyev. In Turkey, on the national currency is printed the portrait of Ataturk, on the dollar are printed the fathers-founders of the United States, in Russia - portraits of all the kings. Therefore, a portrait of Heydar Aliyev should certainly be on the banknotes," he said. --17D-
Economics
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Turkey is in talks with the United States seeking an exemption from sanctions imposed on Russia’s Gazprombank, a key financial institution for energy transactions, to maintain gas payments to Russia, Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said on Tuesday.
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Kazakhstan is charting an ambitious course to transform its oil export infrastructure, aiming to increase annual shipments via the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline by more than thirteenfold—from the current 1.5 million tons to an estimated 20 million tons. The bold strategy, presented by Energy Minister Almasadam Satkaliyev during a parliamentary session, underscores Kazakhstan’s intent to become a major player in the energy supply chain stretching from Central Asia to Europe.
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Two new vice presidents have been appointed at BP's Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Turkey (AGT) region division, according to a press release from BP-Azerbaijan.
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Data on Azerbaijan's oil exports for January-October 2024 reveals a significant drop in both volume and value compared to the same period last year, highlighting the challenges facing the oil-dependent economy. The country exported 495,484.05 tons of oil products worth $309.02 million, a decrease of 40.3% in value and 40.7% in volume compared to 2023, when exports totaled 925,225.07 tons worth $572.21 million.
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