The economic development of the country, the number of working population in the country, the situation with business environment in Azerbaijan, the fight against corruption are the major themes in today's press.
The official newspaper "Azerbaijan" published an article by the editor Bakhtiyar Sadigov, entitled: "Azerbaijan is steadily developing."
According to him, an impetus to the events gave the April battles, as well as the possibility of the country's economy, yet laid by Heydar Aliyev. That is, the Azerbaijani model of development. In support of its findings Sadikhov causes a variety of data, talking about industrial parks and state programs in different regions of the country.
"Azadlig" journalist investigation leads Shahvalad Chobanoglu presents research on statistics. The data by the State Statistical Committee vary widely with the data on the number of officials working.
Ilham Aliyev approves the opening of new jobs and reduction of GDP. However, the State Statistics Committee data on the number of employees is three times lower than is shown by Aliyev. How could it happen, asks the author?
"Echo" publishes an article titled: "Can we improve the business climate in Azerbaijan?". According to experts, some laws and regulations are not enough. The commission created on the eve should present concrete measures to improve the business climate: to differentiate the tax imposition, put an end to monopolies, to reduce the number of licenses related to entrepreneurship. They all are the sources of corruption.
"New Times" publishes an article about the formal fight against corruption in the country, arguing that the prosecution reveals only minor corrupt, but do not touch government officials. Corrupt officials create their business from the state budget, ignoring the laws. Society wants their exposure, and this is the social order.
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On December 25, an Embraer 190 passenger plane operated by Azerbaijan Airlines CJSC (AZAL), on a Baku–Grozny flight, crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan. Azerbaijan’s Consul General in Aktau, Ayxan Suleymanlı, stated that the plane had 67 people onboard, including crew members, 38 of whom died. According to him, 26 of the deceased were Azerbaijani citizens.
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On December 27th, rain is expected in Baku and the Absheron Peninsula, and heavy rainfall in some areas. The wind will be southeast. The air temperature at night will be +7 to +9°C, and during the day, it will be +9 to +11°C. Humidity will be 70-80%. Precipitation is expected across the country in the evening, particularly in the eastern regions. Snow is expected in the mountains.
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Embraer 190 plane of Azerbaijani airline AZAL crashed near the city of Aktau early in the morning on December 25.
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Embraer 190 plane of Azerbaijani airline AZAL crashed near the city of Aktau early in the morning on December 25.
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