Media Review January 15, 2019

A look at the structural changes launched in the country, the improvement of the indexation of pensions are the topics of today's media.

The Azerbaijan newspaper writes about the structural changes that started in the country, which will make the government more operational.

This is how the decree signed by Ilham Aliyev on January 14 and his statements about the outdated management structure is assessed.

The basic principle of structural change is to increase efficiency, as well as maximize the results using limited resources. These reforms also aim to bring state governance up to world standards, the article says.

The website Modern.az writes about the need to improve the mechanism for indexing pensions. According to the State Statistics Committee, last year wages increased by 2.9%. For this reason, expert Vugar Bayramov believes, pensions should be indexed from January 2019. He gives a detailed account of the indexing mechanism, which allows to increase the amount of pensions.

The Yeni Musavat newspaper writes about structural reforms, discussing this issue with MP Fazil Mustafa and Azim Masimov, an expert in this field. The MP believes that structural reforms should not be limited only to personnel changes, they should cover more areas and spheres: universities, the construction sector, to support the development of regions.

Masimov, in turn, proposes to reform the structure of the National Academy of Sciences, adding the institutes administered by the Academy to the BSU. A university should be created that has a scientific base that could reach the world level.--0--