Press Review 12/23/15

Official newspapers write about the official visit of the President of Afghanistan to Azerbaijan and publish presidential decrees on licensing and other business activities.

Azadlig continues to publish comments on the devaluation of the manat, the consequence of which is the rise in prices by 50%.

The Head of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party Ali Kerimli says that the citizens of the country will face unemployment and loss of savings due to the closing of banks.

The actress Fidan Akhundova calls on people to protest against the devaluation of the national currency.

The case of the captain of the football team Gabala Javid Huseynov, who is accused of the murder of the journalist Rasim Aliyev, has been separated. The defense believes that the player is just backed and taken away from the responsibility.

The head of the territorial tax office №14 Fakhraddin Aliyev was dismissed because his son arranged a shoot in one of the restaurants in Baku.

Express focuses on the closure of pharmacies and the disappearance of drugs after the devaluation of the manat.

Echo states that "the manat is not floating," and the government cannot control the price rise.

Another consequence of the devaluation is the outflow of migrant workers from Baku to the regions.

In connection with the devaluation the number of people who travel abroad for the New Year holidays has fallen by 30%.

Bizim Yol comments the President's decrees on the abolition of the licensing of businesses and reducing certain fees.

Deputy Minister of Health Elsevar Agayev says that due to the devaluation the Tariff Council was made a proposal to raise the prices of medicines.

A group of representatives of show business was summoned to the Ministry of Taxes, where they were required to pay taxes, otherwise they will be fined.