Only 11% of non-governmental organizations that participated in the survey of the national branch of Transparency International said the tax system of Azerbaijan is relevant to the existing legislative framework. Slightly more (17%) of respondents were satisfied with the legal framework and its implementation. In total, according to the press release, 100 NGOs were interviewed.
Three-quarters (75%) of the non-governmental sector leaders called as a reason the low level of participation of civil society in the decision of the fundamental provisions of the public. Two-thirds consider themselves in one way or another involved in a dialogue with the government and state institutions, believing that the ministers even in the absence of trust in the "informals" are interested in communicating with them.
One of the main problems is Fundraising - attraction of the funds and other resources necessary for the implementation of a specific project or its activities as a whole). Need legal framework under which political officials could not interfere in the relationship between NGOs and financial donors - believed respondents. Half of them admitted that operates with financial support from government agencies.
According to USAID, the non-governmental sector in Azerbaijan is poorly developed (on a scale of 1 to 7, scored 4.7 points). Analysts at the U.S. Agency for Democracy link the situation with an unattractive political and legal environment. To rectify the position needs a liberal registration of local NGOs, easing the tax burden for them.
The full text is available through the link http://transparency.az/alac/files/bookaz.pdf. - 17D-
Economics
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Azerbaijan significantly increased its rice imports to 52,500 tons in the first nine months of 2024, marking a 15.1% rise in physical weight and a 33.3% rise in import value compared to the same period in 2023, according to government data. The average price per ton of rice climbed by 15.8% to $1,042.17, up from $899.77 last year, further underscoring Azerbaijan’s reliance on imports to meet domestic demand, with 85% of the country’s rice needs covered through foreign sources.
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The State Tax Service of Azerbaijan has called on businesses to conduct non-cash payments solely through POS terminals, requiring merchants to issue receipts from both the POS terminal and cash register for transparency, as part of efforts to curb card-to-card transactions outside regulated channels.
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The Green Climate Fund (GCF), an operating entity of the financial mechanism of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the body responsible for implementing the Paris Agreement, has included Azerbaijan for the first time in its list of countries eligible for funding.
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The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the UN Office in Geneva and the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport organized for the heads of about 30 diplomatic missions accredited in Geneva a special briefing on the initiative "Green Digital Action", which will be presented during COP29 in November in Baku, the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport of Azerbaijan reported.
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