In the first quarter of 2013 in Azerbaijan was opened 27,789 new jobs, of which 21,764 are permanent, said the State Statistical Committee. 56-year-old resident of Baku Ramiz Djumaliev says his son Ziya, having two technical higher educations, can not find jobs in his field.
Most of the jobs (75.8%) were created by individuals, i.e., persons engaged in petty trade. The remaining jobs were opened in existing facilities (14.1%) and the newly established companies (9.9%).
According to the SSC, 72.7% of new jobs created in the regions of the country, and 95.2% of jobs are in the non-oil sector of the economy.
In total, the second state program of development of the regions of the country in 2009-2013 was opened 388.9 thousand new jobs, including 297 thousand - permanent.
According to the estimates of SSC, the number of economically active population of Azerbaijan as of 1 May this year, more than 4.7 million people. Of these, 235.3 million are unemployed. On that date the status of the unemployed were 37.5 million people, of which 2.3 million people were receiving unemployment benefits in the amount of AZN 248.5 a month. - 08B-
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A detailed review of legislative norms and e-government services across various business environment domains has been prepared and published by the working group of the Business Environment and International Ratings Commission, focusing on electricity network connections.
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The draft law "On Amendments to the Tax Code," adopted in its third reading, provides for tax exemptions on the sale of locally manufactured buses in Azerbaijan and the supply of spare parts for these vehicles. This was reported by the Tax Service under the Ministry of Economy, explaining that the government's initiative aims to support business development in the country by reducing the tax burden. The exemption will come into effect on January 1, 2025, and will remain valid for eight years.
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On 21 December, Russian Transport Minister Roman Starovoit met with Azerbaijani Minister of Digital Development and Transport Rashad Nabiyev at the Russian Ministry of Transport.
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Hundreds of trucks are stuck in the Kazakh port of Kuryk, facing delays for several days while waiting for ferry transport to Azerbaijan, the Azakhstan portal reports lada.kz. The backlog is due to a combination of reduced ferry availability, adverse weather conditions, and an influx of cargo rerouted because of expanded sanctions on Russia.
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