Press Review 11/12/14

Official newspapers write about the visit of Ilham Aliyev to Hungary, as well as about his meetings in this country.

Azadlig writes that Azerbaijan "loses" 2.5-3 billion kilowatts of electricity, which costs 180 mln. manat.

The Civil Solidarity Platform, bringing together human rights organizations in Europe, Asia and the United States, called for official Baku to release political prisoners.

Tehran and Yerevan signed an agreement on the construction of a 382-km railroad that will unite the two countries.

Express writes about the visit of the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to Azerbaijan.

Echo

Introduction of fees for registration of the IMEI-code for cell phones will lead to slight increase in prices for "mobile handsets."

From 2009 to 2013 the utility costs of the population increased twofold.

Bizim Yol writes about the demolition of houses in the village Buzovna on the territory of the dairy and vegetable growing farm, which is associated with the construction of the pipeline Dubendi-Boyukshor-Novorossiysk.

Yeni Musavat writes that the illegal transfer of money online by selling drugs and anti-virus programs involves Azerigasbank, Bank Standard and the International Bank of Azerbaijan. This means laundering tens of thousands of dollars - the fact that the American researchers found.

The American political scientist Richard Rahn argues that Putin will soon take control over oil and gas pipelines in Azerbaijan.

Experts believe that as a result of the depreciation of the Russian ruble, the Oil Fund of Azerbaijan lost about USD 80 million in the third quarter.