Gas Instead of Oil: Can Azerbaijan Become the Region’s New Energy Hub?

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 stability, a structural question is becoming...

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 of 3.1 billion manats, the country closed the...

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 two years. Azerbaijan has joined this process...

Azerbaijan’s retail market in 2026 continues to demonstrate resilience, although growth rates are beginning to reflect deeper structural changes in consumption patterns and the broader economy. After several years of recovering consumer activity, the non-oil sector is facing a new reality: inflation is gradually constraining household purchasing power, while rising incomes are no longer generating the same expansion in demand as before.