Press Review 11/15/2017

The development of the agroindustrial park system in the country, the high cost of the consumer market, and the level of public debt are the leading topics of today's press.

The newspaper Azerbaijan writes that the Shamkir Agroindustrial Park is expanding its activities. On this example, the author talks about the entire system of agroindustrial parks in the country. The author dedicates most of the article to the Shamkir agroindustrial park, noting that the number of permanent employees is only 35, and about 200 people are seasonal workers.

The newspaper Echo publishedan article about the state regulation of prices.

Prices for consumer goods and tariffs for services in Azerbaijan in January-October 2017 increased by 13.7% compared to the previous years. According to the State Statistics Committee, during this period food products went up by 17.6%, non-food products - by 12.4%, and tariffs for services to the population - by 9.6%.

The adoption in Azerbaijan of a law on state regulation of food prices, which limits trade allowances on them, is an extreme measure. However, it is necessary to establish the maximum amount of trade margins for certain types of food products. That is, a list of essential food products must be developed, to which the upper margin limit will be applied for a certain time.

The website of the Azadlig newspaper (Azadliq info) writes that the country's national debt has reached a catastrophic level. Together with the debts under the state guarantee, the total debt of the country is 22 billion US dollars. This amounts to 60.6% of the GDP produced per year. For a country such as Azerbaijan, it is a disaster. The author gives the classified figures of this debt.