Press Review 08/12/15

Official newspapers cover the trip of Ilham Aliyev to Jalilabad District and his attending the opening of a number of facilities.

Azerbaijan brings the murder of the journalist Rasim Aliyev to the category of conventional crime.

Azadlig publishes numerous comments in connection with the murder of the journalist Rasim Aliyev.

The leader of the Popular Front Party Ali Kerimli notes that if there had not been negligence of the doctors, Rasim Aliyev would have stayed alive.

Serving a prison sentence, "the prisoner of conscience" Tofig Yagublu called the killing of Rasim Aliyev “committed by the country's ruling NAP regime."

Politicians believe that the repression of the authorities in response to the discontent of the population will lead to social explosions.

Export of Iranian oil to the world market will narrow the room for maneuver for Baku. Therefore, it is crucial to address the country's dialogue with Washington.

The paper draws attention to the growth of suicides due to the inability of people to repay bank loans. However, the government is not doing anything in this regard.

Express reports on the establishment of a public service full a package of funeral services "from the hearse to the tombstone" in Baku.

Echo reports that the productivity of Azerbaijanis’ labor, according to statistics, is 7.6 manats per hour. However, this figure does not reflect the real situation in the country.

Bizim Yol argues that in the regions banks give loans at higher and take deposits at lower interest rates than in Baku. It is regarded as "robbery of the population in the regions."

Yeni Musavat:

The devaluation of the yuan creates a threat to SOFAZ, which keeps assets in this currency totaling 483 million US dollars. This threatens the career of the Director of the Oil Fund Shahmar Movsumov.