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Fighting the shadow economy, increasing demand for eggs, dissatisfaction of martyr families with cash payments, and a decline in foreign investment are the leading themes of today's media.
The newspaper Azerbaijan writes that the legalization of the shadow economy will bring even more funds to the state budget. The expert Vugar Bayramov claims that this is one of the priority issues of Azerbaijan. It was also touched on at the meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers following the results of 9 months of the year, where the President of the country spoke of the need for a serious struggle against the shadow economy. According to the expert, reducing the shadow economy to a minimum is also a priority for reforms.
The website Modern.az writes about the shortage of eggs and their rise in price to 20-30 gapik. However, the expert claims that demand has increased. Previously, eggs were exported to Afghanistan, Iraq, and Qatar. Now exports are suspended due to rising demand. The expert predicts that the situation will change.
The newspaper Novoye Vremya writes about the reduction of foreign investment in fixed assets in January-September 2018.
Last month, investment in the country's economy fell by 8.8%. The share of investors from the UK, Turkey, Malaysia, Russia, Iran, USA, Japan and the Czech Republic is 3,217.0 million manat, or 80.6% of the total investment in fixed assets from foreign companies.
Foreign investment has been declining for over a year.
The newspaper Yeni Musavat writes that 4,800 families of martyrs cannot receive the insurance payments due to them. We are talking about those killed in military operations for the territorial integrity of the country, missing and declared dead in the period from 1991 to 1997.
However, their names, as noted by the insurance company Azersigorta, are not included in the lists.
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- 19 October 2018 11:21
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An online meeting of civil society activists focused on the human rights situation in Azerbaijan, convened on the initiative of the Justice Solidarity Committee, highlighted significant concerns over the detention of journalists, political activists, and opponents of the war. The gathering, held on August 30, coincided with the International Day of Remembrance of the Missing and underscored the ongoing challenges facing both Azerbaijani and Armenian societies in the wake of the Karabakh conflicts.
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No precipitation is expected in Baku and on the Absheron Peninsula; the northwestern wind will change to a southeastern wind during the day. Air temperatures will range from 21-26°C at night and 33-38°C during the day, according to the National Hydrometeorology Service of the Ministry of Ecology.
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A fire has erupted at the Experimental and Testing Production of the Scientific Research Institute of SOCAR (the state oil company) in the Surakhani district of Baku, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported. "Thanks to the urgent and necessary measures taken by the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the spread of the fire to neighboring areas, including nearby residential buildings, has been prevented," the statement reads. Efforts to extinguish the fire are still ongoing.
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In September, the average monthly air temperature in Azerbaijan is expected to be close to the climatic norm. Precipitation levels will also be near the norm, but in some areas, they will exceed it, according to the September forecast from the National Hydrometeorological Service.
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