The Ministry of Labour and Social Protection intends to carry out with the assistance of experts from the World Bank reform program service by definition of disability. The essence of the reform is to create mechanisms to eliminate direct contact between officials and citizens in the appointment of disability.
The new Minister of Labour and Social Welfare Salim Muslimov believes that the current system of appointment is subject to the risk of disability and corruption needs to be reformed . At a December 19 meeting in Baku with an expert group with the World Bank discussed the international experience in this field. There was interest in the proposal to eliminate full-time applying for a disability group and receive data on the medical history to assess the status of disability relevant electronic information databases .
During the meeting, it was considered appropriate elimination of the Republican Center of Medical and Social Expertise . At the center of the Republican recovery disabled will be created a special section , equipped with the necessary equipment for the investigation of cases requiring sophisticated expertise in the appointment of primary disability . - 08D-
Economics
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Azerbaijan's financial standing continues to strengthen as the country's foreign currency reserves have surged to $71 billion as of January 1, 2025, according to the Ministry of Finance. This figure, which includes reserves held by the State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan (SOFAZ) and the Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA), far exceeds the nation's external debt, which stands at a fraction of its reserves, specifically nearly 14 times less. This robust reserve position reflects Azerbaijan's fiscal stability and the government’s strategic economic management.
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According to operational data from the Ministry of Energy of Azerbaijan, in January 2025, the country produced 2.3 million tons of oil, including condensate, and 3.9 billion cubic meters of gas.
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The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) has opened a representative office in Albania and is set to launch a specific project this year, the Albanian company "Albgaz" announced.
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"Azerbaijan is currently among 54 middle-income countries," said Shahmar Movsumov, head of the Economic Affairs and Innovative Development Policy Department of the Presidential Administration, during the presentation of the World Bank’s World Development Report 2024 in Baku on February 10.
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