Media Review September 25, 2019

Investments in Azerbaijan, the compliance of the deputies" activities with their status, and the level of meat provision for the population are topics of today's media.

The newspaper Azerbaijan writes about investments in a country that is known for its favorable investment climate. The author notes that Azerbaijan is the leader in the CIS space, which is the most invested.

About $ 33 billion was invested in the development of Azerbaijan"s oil reserves at sea. Last year, 17.2 billion manat was invested in the country's economy. More than 11 billion of this amount were directed to the non-oil sector of the country.

From January to August this year, AZN 8627.2 million was invested in the social and economic spheres of the country, the State Statistics Committee reports.

The website Yeni Sabah.az writes about the compliance of the activities of the MPs with their status. A deputy should not be engaged in business, however, the topic was again updated against the backdrop of a scandal when one of the deputies, on bail of his deputy certificate, borrowed 300 thousand dollars from citizens.

The website Modern.az writes about the problem of providing the population with meat. Currently, the provision of meat and meat products in the country is 83%. Out of 68,700 tons of meat imported into the country, 23,800 tons are beef, 1,700 tons - mutton, 8,200 tons - pork, and 35,000 tons - poultry. Import comes from the CIS countries, mainly Russia and Ukraine. Azerbaijan produces 326,000 tons of meat in total, and imports 68,000 tons of meat.