Azerbaijan’s minimum: a wage that covers survival but not independent living

In the first half of 2026, average wages in Azerbaijan formally outpaced headline inflation. Yet food, rents, housing, utilities and some forms of transport rose faster than the incomes of many workers. The result is that the statistical improvement...

Electricity, gas, water and waste-collection tariffs remain regulated, yet consumers struggle to determine whether the price of services matches their reliability Every month, an Azerbaijani resident receives several bills in which everything is...

On July 28, the European Union reaffirmed its commitment to the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and to its values and principles on the occasion of the document’s 75th anniversary. The European Union emphasised that refugee...

Azerbaijan’s labour force exceeded 5.4 million people in the first half of 2026 and the official unemployment rate remained close to 5.2%, but falling births, the limited reach of salaried employment and wide pay gaps between sectors point to...