Macroeconomy
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A container train arriving at the Baku International Sea Trade Port is usually unloaded within a few hours, and its cargo is already on its way to Europe. At the same time, a truck driver waiting at t...
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According to Azerbaijan's State Statistical Committee, consumer prices increased by 5.7 percent in January–June 2026 compared with the same period last year. The figure has remained virtually unchange...
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President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has approved the law on the execution of the 2025 state budget, formalizing one of the most notable outcomes of the country's fiscal policy in recent years. Instea...
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Azerbaijan officially applied for membership in the World Trade Organization (WTO) on 23 June 1997, and a Working Party on Azerbaijan was established on 16 July 1997. This marked the beginning of Azer...
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Azerbaijan’s relationship with the World Bank is no longer simply a relationship between a borrower and a lender. Recent meetings clearly show that the focus of cooperation is shifting toward the qual...
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Oil wealth has turned Azerbaijan into one of the most financially stable countries in the post-Soviet space. However, the main question of the twenty-first century is no longer how successfully the co...
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Azerbaijan’s relationship with the World Bank is no longer simply a relationship between a borrower and a lender. Recent meetings clearly show that the focus of cooperation is shifting toward the qual...
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When Azerbaijan approved its strategy “Azerbaijan 2030: National Priorities for Socio-Economic Development” in 2021, the document reflected the logic of its time: territorial reconstruction, economic...
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The duration of the special quarantine regime in Azerbaijan has been extended. According to the decision signed today by Prime Minister Ali Asadov, the special quarantine regime has been prolonged unt...
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The government of Azerbaijan submitted its application reflecting the intention to join the World Trade Organization as early as June 23, 1997. For 29 years, Azerbaijan has been conducting bilateral a...
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Sometimes nations are shaped not after victory, but after defeat. For Azerbaijan, this idea is not an abstract historical formula but part of its own national experience. The collapse of the Soviet Un...
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On 19 June, during an extraordinary session of the Milli Majlis, lawmakers discussed the approval of the Agreement between the Government of Azerbaijan and the Government of Ecuador on exempting holde...
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How the reopening of the strait could reshape the manat, oil revenues and Azerbaijan’s budget The expected reopening of the Strait of Hormuz following the U.S.-Iran agreement could become one of the k...
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Azerbaijan enters the second half of 2026 in a relatively comfortable macroeconomic position — with a budget surplus, record foreign currency reserves and moderate inflation. Yet behind this external...
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When Milli Majlis approved in the first reading on June 12 the draft law on the implementation of the 2025 state budget, the official picture appeared almost flawless. Instead of the approved deficit...
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Current State, Areas of Application and Future Prospects Artificial intelligence (AI) has become an integral part of everyday life, economic activity and public administration worldwide over the past...