Life Expectancy: Globally and Locally

Azerbaijan has formally introduced an annual review mechanism for the minimum wage after parliament approved amendments to the Labour Code and President Ilham Aliyev signed them into law, according to an official publication.

At the plenary session of the Milli Majlis (National Assembly) held on December 16, the draft law "On the State Budget for 2025" was discussed in its third reading and adopted.

In a gesture as symbolic as it is surreal, authorities in the suburban settlement of Buzovna recently unveiled a monument in the form of a rusted trash bin, meant to signify the deeply entrenched corruption and mismanagement within Azerbaijan’s water resource management system. The installation followed the dramatic collapse of the ground over an illegal sewage line, leaving behind a gaping hole that now marks the intersection of four roads.

Next year, the minimum wage in Azerbaijan will be set at 400 manats, according to the feedback provided by the Accounting Chamber on the draft law on the "State Budget of the Republic of Azerbaijan for 2025." In 2024, the minimum wage was 345 manats.