Press Review 02/19/15

Official newspapers publish materials on economic issues, without touching one of the main themes of the last few days - rush due to the weakening of the manat.

Azadlig suggests that due to falling oil prices some ministries and departments could be eliminated. The authorities have already cut 60% of budget investments.

Establishment of a joint US-Azerbaijani group in connection with human rights is an indicator of lack of confidence of America in official Baku, observers say.

The management of the construction company RUM has been arrested on charges of fraud and deception of investors.

For two months, Lankaran State University teachers do not get paid.

Express publishes the statement of the head of Central Bank Elman Rustamov, who believes that free rate of the manat will make it more maneuverable.

The Institute of Folklore of the Academy of Sciences said the rite of putting caps under the door during the Novruz is wrong. Thus, the children gather holiday sweets.

Echo

In Azerbaijani prisons a job is claimed by 15 prisoners. Third of the ex-convicts cannot adapt to society and violates the law again.

Bizim Yol

Experts believe that the hasty exchange of the manat for the US dollar could put citizens in a difficult position.

Yeni Musavat writes that the imposition of taxation on enterprises belonging to oligarch officials is explained with their strained relations with the Minister of Taxes Fazil Mammadov.

The former chief executive of the Shemkir district Aslan Aslanov threatens the lawyer Adam Mamedov, who protects the rights of Vugar Aliyev, who was convicted for the murder of his son. For this reason, Aslanov filed a complaint with the Bar.