Press Review 11.10.17

The importance of Azerbaijan in the region, the introduction of dangerous food products in the market, and appeals to the European Court due to credit debts are the leading topics of today's press.The newspaper Azerbaijan writes about the role of Azerbaijan in contributing to stability and ensuring peace in the region.

The author also touches upon the ineffectiveness of the negotiations on the settlement of the Karabakh conflict over the past year. The reason is the absence of a real pressure mechanism and the existence of double standards in approach to this problem.

The newspaper Yeni Musavat writes about the sale of cheap and hazardous butter in the market. It comes mainly from Russia, Ukraine and Belarus. However, officials say, this butter is tested in the laboratories of Azerbaijan and defective butter is screened out.

The newspaper Novoye Vremya writes about overdue loans. At the beginning of September this year, the volume of overdue loans increased by 23.9%, reaching 1 billion 824 million manat, or 14.7% of all loans, the report of the Central Bank of Azerbaijan said.

According to unofficial data, every fourth citizen of Azerbaijan is in arrears with banks. That is, the problem becomes systemic, since in one way or another almost half of the population is facing it. Bankers, attracting collectors, judicial and law enforcement agencies, force the citizens to pay the debts.