The speech by Ilham Aliyev at the final session of the Cabinet of Ministers, the detention of the blogger Mehman Huseynov, the position of credit unions and the economy as a whole are the leading topics of today's press.
The paper Azerbaijan writes about the speech by Ilham Aliyev at the Cabinet meeting on results of 2016, and that he announced 2017 the year of Islamic solidarity.
Aliyev said that despite the crisis, the country has opened more than 100 thousand jobs, while the non-oil sector development gives reason to look to the future with optimism.
The website Azadliq.info writes about the detention of the blogger Mehman Huseynov and cites in this respect the opinion of the head of the Popular Front Party Ali Kerimli. Kerimli considers it the work of those officials, the photos and videos of whose estates the blogger exhibited in social networks.
Echo publishes an article on the elimination of credit unions. Many such associations will lose their licenses for violations of the law.
Credit unions are a kind of cooperatives that can provide loans only to their members. This is the simplest form of non-bank credit organization.
As of September 30, 2016, 109 credit unions operated in Azerbaijan. In the past year, 11 of these financial institutions closed.
Novoye Vremya publishes an article on the state of the economy, which is in the need of serious reform. The economy of Azerbaijan is a single segment, based on oil and gas. It is not clear whether the peak of the crisis is reached, or it is all just the beginning. -0 ----
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The International Coalition for Democratic Renewal (ICDR) and Forum 2000 Foundation expressed grave concerns over the escalating repression of civil society in Azerbaijan, issuing a joint statement. The groups highlighted the government's intensified crackdown on lawyers, journalists, activists, and human rights defenders, painting a stark picture of a country where dissenting voices are systematically silenced.
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The Times Higher Education (THE), a leading international organization with an audience of 60 million and ranked among the world's top 100 networks in the field of education and skills assessment, has published a comprehensive article titled “Calls for the Release of Azerbaijani Scholar as Climate Summit Begins.” THE, known for its annual ranking of world universities, notes that while a major fossil fuel producer hosts a gathering of global leaders, it is cracking down on dissenters. Human rights groups are urging the Azerbaijani government, which is hosting the COP29 climate conference, to release a scholar detained after criticizing fossil fuel policies.
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On Thursday, overcast weather is expected in the capital will be overcast, with light rain possible in the morning. There will be a moderate southeast wind. The temperature at night will be between +8 and +10°C, and during the day, it will range from +12 to +15°C. Humidity will be 65-75% both at night and during the day. Precipitation will occur in the eastern part of the country. There may be fog in some areas, with a moderate east wind.
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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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