When Will Driverless Cars Come to Azerbaijan? Are the Roads and Navigation Ready?

The planned separation of the Baku Metro’s Red and Green lines is technically necessary. However, the proposed 11-month closure of the Nizami–28 May section threatens to cause large-scale transport disruption in the centre of the capital. As an...

At first glance, Azerbaijan’s consumer is having a decent year. Retail trade turnover reached 38.36bn manats in January–July and increased by 3.8% in real terms. Nominal household income rose by 9.8% to 55.63bn manats, while average inflation was...

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic should become a major transit and energy hub connected to the country’s mainland through Armenia, with the freight capacity of its railway network planned to rise tenfold to...

Azerbaijan’s economy has emerged from the contraction recorded at the beginning of 2026. But it is too early to celebrate. Growth remains weak, oil and gas production is declining, and investment activity is becoming increasingly concentrated in the...