Press Review 01/29/16

Official newspapers write about the implementation of anti-crisis measures to ensure macroeconomic stability and publish the decree of Ilham Aliyev on awarding culture workers.

Azadlig writes about Baku's talks with international financial institutions, with unknown conditions put forward against Azerbaijan. The newspaper believes that the authorities draw the country into a debt swamp.

Experts believe that it is not necessary to borrow abroad and it is advisable to use internal resources. It is unlikely that under the current conditions anyone would want to invest in Azerbaijan.

The National Council demands stopping the pressure on social and political activists and requires immediate release of the arrested.

Experts believe that from the point of view of human rights Azerbaijan’s image is deteriorating, which brings international sanctions.

The statement by the Minister of Finance Samir Sharifov that banks are not charities is considered as inability to write off people’s dollar loans.

Despite the drop in housing prices, brokers say that even cheap apartments are not sold.

Express brings the statement by the Chairman of the State Commission on Student Admission Maleyka Abbaszadeh that marks at school are overstated. According to her, 20 standouts were only able to score a hundred points in the entrance exams.

Echo writes that in Azerbaijan, 20 thousand copies of the necessary medical equipment does not pass the annual inspection.

Bizim Yol quotes the former Foreign Minister Tofik Zulfugarov that personnel policy at the Foreign Ministry is terrifying.

Yeni Musavat argues that in the near future the Ministry of Education will be merged with the State Commission on Student Admission.

The expected credits from the IMF and the WB, amounting to 4 billion dollars, can be dangerous for the country, according to the newspaper.  –0--