Media Review - November 30, 2018
Relations between Azerbaijan and the EU, changes in pension payments, and the threat of non-payment of deposits are the leading themes of today's media.
The Azerbaijan newspaper writes about relations with the European Union, of which Azerbaijan is considered an important partner as a participant in many EU programs.
The cooperation between Azerbaijan and the EU began in 1996, and since 2009 they have been cooperating under the "Eastern Partnership Program".
From June 2018, the parties initialed the Partnership Priorities document, which will open new perspectives for cooperation until 2020.
The EU is the main trade partner of Azerbaijan, and its share in total trade is 50%. During the period of independence of Azerbaijan, the EU has invested about 25 billion dollars in the country, and more than 1,500 EU companies operate in Azerbaijan.
The website Oxu.az writes that according to the latest changes, the retirement age for men will be 64 years, and for women - 60.5 years. Recall that in 2016, the retirement age for both men and women was raised to 65 years.
One of the pension requirements is at least 25 years of insurance experience or the availability of pension capital in a personal account.
This gives the right to receive a minimum pension of 110 manat. In order to get this amount, the amount of pension capital for the current period should be AZN 16,743.
The newspaper Novoye Vremya writes about the problems of banks. The law on full deposit insurance will expire in March of next year, and the restructuring of the country's banking sector is not yet completed and several troubled banks remain.
This means that if the bank closes after the mentioned date, depositors will not receive back the entire amount, but only 30 thousand manat.
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On November 12, the summit of world leaders commenced at the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP29) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Baku. According to "Euronews," citing sources from the UN, the event is attended by around 100 heads of state.
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On Wednesday, rain is expected in the capital during the night and morning hours. The northeast wind will change to the southeast in the afternoon. The air temperature at night will be +7 to +9°C, and during the day, it will reach +10 to +12°C. Humidity will be 70-75% at night, and 60-65% during the day.
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Amid the bustling scenes of this year’s COP29 climate conference, a protest against whaling and deep-sea mining, organized by a group calling itself the FINS Initiative, drew significant attention from delegates and observers. However, questions have arisen about the legitimacy of the group, as an internet search yields little evidence of its existence beyond scattered mentions.
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In the last two days, a "news" story appeared on TikTok about a whale spotted on Baku's seaside boulevard. The most "observant" users posted videos, commenting on the size of the animal. Later, other "witnesses" claimed it wasn't a whale, but a shark. Even later, a version emerged suggesting it was a submarine.
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