Government strengthens property rights and legal enforcement through new regulatory changes

Azerbaijan recorded a $3.5 billion surplus in its current account balance in 2025, equivalent to 4.6% of gross domestic product, the country’s central bank said on Tuesday, though the figure declined from the previous year amid changing external flows.

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.”

Azerbaijan’s Cabinet of Ministers has approved amendments to regulations governing the cleaning of urban areas and the management of municipal waste, updating a framework that has been in place since 2005, according to a government decision published on the official legal information portal.

Azerbaijan’s parliament approved amendments to the law “On Subsoil” on March 17, introducing new legal mechanisms aimed at improving resource management, expanding economic circulation of construction materials and strengthening environmental safeguards.