Passport of Influence: Why Visa-Free Access Is Becoming the New Currency of Diplomacy

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 key external economic factors for Azerbaijan in...

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...