Press Review 02/04/16

"The successes achieved by the country are reflected in the reports of major rating agencies and financial institutions." These are the headlines of the official newspaper Azerbaijan. According to the newspaper, it is stated in the reports of the World Bank and the rating agency Doing Business.

Azadlig publishes an article by a well-known journalist Shahvalad Chobanoglu, where the author writes about the worthless waste of billions of dollars received by the country from oil.

Baku oil is Aliyev’s victim. As in the early twentieth century, at the beginning of the twenty-first century oil has not become a financial capital and does not serve the national development.

Yeni Musavat: Social media actively discuss the participation of volunteers from among the Azerbaijani youth in the competition Formula-1 of the European Grand Prix, which will begin on July 17 this year. The volunteers are criticized for the fact that they share their photos on social networks. Most people believe that in the times of crisis, these games are undesirable for Azerbaijan.

Bizim Yol publishes an article by Aysel Iskenderli on poverty, unemployment and the danger faced by the citizens due to the high prices of medicines. The author refers to the complaint from a resident of Baku Nushaba Aghayeva suffering from diabetes.

Echo cites the opinion of an expert Vugar Bayramov, claiming that the amount of bad loans could rise by 10%. According to him, the number of debtors to banks is expected to increase in April. Loans increase greatly, and salaries of the population remain the same. –0--