Azerbaijan have been accredited for the right to receive an electronic visa for travelers of 65 travel companies. However, the process has not been completed, and any company that has a special permit (license) for the provision of tourist services, it may take the appropriate accreditation, according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
Electronic tourist visas for visitors are registered within 10 days. The Ministry of Culture and Tourism together with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is working on developing a system that allows you to shorten this period to five days. For 1 September 2015, in Azerbaijan, the license for the provision of tourist services are 284 companies.
The Ministry of Culture and Tourism told Turan, that the finalized strategy of tourism development in Azerbaijan in 2016-2025, respectively. The purpose of this document is to develop the tourism sector as one of the priorities of non-oil sector of the economy. -08D-
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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