Press Review 04/12/15

Official newspapers write about Ilham Aliyev’s meeting with Turkish Prime Minister Ahmed Davutoglu. The same newspapers continue to discuss the Nardaran events, calling for severe punishment of those responsible.

Azadlig writes that the "MNS case" has 57 victims who have suffered total damage in millions of manats.

The imprisoned human rights activist Leyla Yunus faces serious stomach problems and can no longer receive food.

The elder of the village Naradaran Natig Kerimov said that according to official data of Azerishyg, the debt of the settlement for 6 months totaled 500,000 manat, so the authorities’ statement of the settlement’s debt of 42 million manats is not serious.

Experts believe that the economy of Azerbaijan is not ready to free the exchange rate of the manat. Experts warn that if new devaluation happens, the country's banking system will suffer a complete collapse.

Experts note that the Oil Fund revenues over the last year decreased by 3.3 billion dollars.

Echo writes that Azerbaijani citizens annually spend about 4 billion manats on doctors and medicines.

There is a problem with municipalities in the country, so it is reasonable to abolish them, experts say.

Bizim Yol comments the new legal provision on the penalty for parents for their children skipping their school lessons. The newspaper believes that this could lead to negative consequences.

In a new devaluation the manat will fall by 30-35% and the Central Bank does not have the funds to support the exchange rate of the manat.

Yeni Musavat cites the opinion of experts of the inevitability of the transition to a floating exchange rate of the manat.

Syphilis was found in 161 young men, who wanted to marry.