Press Review 03/09/15

Official newspapers publish materials on International Women's Day - March 8.

Azadlig writes about suicide of the Karabakh war veteran, a resident of Sabirabad Jabrail Hasanov. In the suicide letter, he wrote that the cause of suicide was his financial situation.

REAL Movement issued a statement demanding the release of the leader of the movement Ilgar Mamedov and the deputy chairman of the party Musavat Tofig Yagublu from prison.

The human rights activist Elchin Behbudov said that the Public Committee for Monitoring Prisons is not interested in the inmate of Jail №1 Elshan Pashayev, who in protest against the pressure and harassment sewed his mouth.

Opponents of the meeting of the National Council scheduled for March 15 call the organizers "those wishing death to their people."

Experts commenting on the involvement of farmers in VAT payment believe that this may lead to suspension of production of agricultural products.

The newspaper writes that the price of imported potatoes is 6 cents per 1 kg, but they are sold at $ 1 more.

The devaluation of the manat led to staff reduction in SOCAR and it jeopardizes the implementation of major projects.

Yeni Musavat

The Central Bank has sent a letter to banks, which states that the banks themselves should solve their problems that have arisen after the devaluation of the manat, the problems with the issuance of loans, etc.  

Demolition of houses in the former Soviet Street has been suspended due to the devaluation of the manat. The fate of the 180 million AZN planned to be spent for this purpose is unknown.