A Law Without Cinema: Why Film Reform Risks Remaining on Paper

According to data from the Central Bank of Azerbaijan, the total volume of Azerbaijan’s services trade with foreign countries reached $18.9 billion in 2025, underscoring the growing role of transport and tourism in the country’s external economic relations.

Azerbaijan recorded a current account surplus of $3.5 billion in 2025, equivalent to 4.6% of gross domestic product, the Central Bank said on Tuesday, although the figure declined compared with the previous year amid shifts in external flows.

On March 17, Azerbaijan’s Cabinet of Ministers approved amendments to several government decisions aimed at implementing legislative changes affecting the Land Code, Civil Procedure Code, Civil Code and laws regulating notarial activity and enforcement proceedings.

On March 17, Azerbaijan’s Cabinet of Ministers approved amendments to several decisions aimed at implementing recent legislative changes to the country’s Law “On the Budget System.”