Media review for May 26

Website “Mətbuat.az" discuses the easing of the quarantine regime with economic expert Eldeniz Amirov. This also applies to wedding ceremonies to thus boost jobs and expand business activity. According to unofficial statistics, tens of thousands of people lost their jobs due to the closure of holiday homes. Hairdressers and other services will also be activated which will lead to rise in tax collection.

Website "Yeni avaz.com" notes that under the guise of a social project, fraud is committed against students from low-income families. Some students claim that they joined the project "Our Strength-our Solidarity" organized by the "Center for Azerbaijani Diplomacy", however, the project promoter, under various pretexts, did not pay the amount specified in the signed protocol. In particular, Ulker and Besti Aliyeva, students of Ganja State University, who joined the project, claim that the project promoter does not pay an amount as set forth in the protocol under various pretexts. At the beginning of the project, the organizers claimed that they would pay 50% of the amount, but later the amount was reduced three times.

Website “Yenisbah.az " writes about problems encountered by Goychai farmers in tomatoe cultivation. Farmers cannot deliver their products to the market because of the curren monopoly there.

According to the author, farmers-tomatoe exporters rallied in front of village administration of Lakchilpag, Goychay region to protest against the issue as saying that their products were left without buyers. The peasants explained this as saying that their products could not get to the Russian market. It is impossible to sell all the collected products at the local market. In addition, all the celebration houses, cafes, restaurants and other catering facilities are closed. According to the farmers, it takes 10-15 days to cross the Azerbaijani-Russian border, the products become unusable and are returned. Whereas last year a truck delivered goods to Russia for $ 1,500, now this figure has grown to $ 4,000.