Press Review 04/04/2017

The organization of the IV Games of Islamic Solidarity, the level of inflation and unemployment, and the quality of medical care are the leading topics of today's press.

The newspaper Azerbaijan writes about the forthcoming Games of Islamic Solidarity, noting that Baku unites the Islamic world.

The Organizing Committee of the Games is headed by Vice President Mehriban Aliyeva. Up to 4,000 athletes from more than 50 Islamic countries will gather in Baku. The competitions will be held in 22 sports.

Echo has published an article entitled Rising Wages in Azerbaijan Eaten by Inflation. The level of wages in Azerbaijan has a growth trend. In manat terms, the incomes of the population regularly grow. But in translation into American currency the increase in wages is so small that everything is eaten by inflation. The state itself is not aware of the real level of unemployment in the country. It might be unprofitable for the employment agencies to recognize the real unemployment rate, since the state budget does not provide for large expenditures for this expense item.

Novoye Vremya has published an article on the inaccessibility of medical care, corruption and bribery, which are responsible for the death of patients, in particular, women in childbirth. The article analyzes cases of the death of mothers during childbirth.

Bizim Yol writes about unemployment in the country. According to statistics, there are 33 thousand unemployed in Azerbaijan. The expert Natig Jafarli believes the real number of unemployed is much larger. The problem is that all over the world people working in the agricultural sector are not included in the general list of employees. In Azerbaijan, on the contrary, even those who simply have a land plot are included in such a list. --0 ----