The application of new technologies in the oil industry, the growth of inflation, the hopes placed on the oil sector, the problems of entrepreneurship are the leading topics of today's press.
The newspaper "Azerbaijan" writes about the application of new technologies in the oil industry, it is a question of a new drilling unit that can drill at a depth of one thousand meters. Great hopes are relied on this installation.
The Yeni Musavat newspaper writes that real inflation is higher than official statistics.
In January-April, compared with the same period of the last year, consumer goods and services went up by 13.5%, foodstuffs by 17.8%, non-food products by 8.7%.
The newspaper Echo published an article on the need of individual attitude to businessmen. It is impossible to put minor violations in one row with those when individuals use economic incentives to create a luxurious life in the form of villas and other structures that do not meet the true goals of the allocated land for this purpose.
The newspaper "New time" about whether the country will help raise the cost of oil to 53 dollars. Azerbaijan needs a breakthrough, or more precisely, economic growth. The current price of oil cannot guarantee this.
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Certain confectionery products imported from Iran to Azerbaijan have been found to contain GMOs (genetically modified organisms). Under the "Food Safety" Law, the production, processing, and circulation of unregistered genetically modified feed products are prohibited. For registration, such products must not harm health and safety, and consumers should not be misled about their characteristics.
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In order to protect the health of young soldiers, a temporary restriction on visiting military units has been introduced due to a possible increase in the incidence of respiratory viral infections.
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It will be cloudy in Baku on 17 January, precipitation is expected in the morning and evening. Wind is north-west, which will change into south-east.
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Two activists of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) were detained in Baku and the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic on January 15, the opposition organization said in a statement.
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