President Ilham Aliyev's foreign trips, the growth of customs duties, the fall in the national currency of neighboring countries and the possible impact of this on Azerbaijan are the leading topics of today's press.
The newspaper Azerbaijan assesses the foreign visits of the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev. According to the author, the foreign policy pursued by the country is well thought out and multi-vector.
The last 7 months have been successful in terms of implementing foreign policy priorities. The foreign visits carried out during this period, including participation in major international events, gave impetus to even closer cooperation and strengthening of multilateral relations.
The newspaper Novoye Vremya published an article Reforms Being Replaced by Increase in Duties. Since September 5, 2018, new tariffs for customs clearance of goods and vehicles imported into the country will come into force in Azerbaijan.
Changes will affect customs duties on goods and vehicles under the customs procedure (except for transit customs procedures).
The Cabinet reduced all the reforms to increase all kinds of duties and prices of food, as well as types of services. It turns out that the hopes of the population for carrying out economic reforms by the new government were not justified.
The Strateq.az website discusses with the economist Vugar Bayramov the issue of the fall in the rate of the national currencies of neighboring countries and the possible impact of this on Azerbaijan.
Today, in Turkey, 1 USD costs 5.27 TRY, in Iran the rate of the rial falls sharply and "dollar fever" has begun, and the euro / dollar rate decreases after the macroeconomic indicators in 18 countries of the Euro zone were released.
The State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan for 7 months of this year sold dollars 1.8 times more than last year.
The fluctuations of the Russian ruble influence the exchange rate of AZN.
Against this background, the Central Bank is not in a hurry to transfer to the completely floating exchange rate of the manat.
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On Sunday, December 22, changeable cloudy weather is expected in Baku and the Absheron Peninsula. Drizzle is possible during the night and morning in some areas of the peninsula. Moderate southwest winds will prevail. The air temperature will be 5-8°C at night and 9-11°C during the day, according to the National Hydrometeorological Service of the Ministry of Ecology.
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Baku, often called the "Caucasian Dubai," is increasingly known for systematic violations of residents' housing rights. During urban renovations and the construction of elegant new buildings, thousands of families in Azerbaijan’s capital have been unlawfully deprived of their homes. Many, recognizing the futility of resistance, settle for inadequate monetary compensation for their irreplaceable property. A minority, placing faith in the Housing Code, demand fair compensation from construction companies but often lose everything—both their homes and any form of recompense.
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Azerbaijani team prepares to compete in three prestigious international Olympiads The preparation of young programmers representing Azerbaijan in international Olympiads continues successfully. In collaboration with Azercell, the Ministry of Science and Education, and the Institute of Education, the latest “Informatics Camp” was held at the Baku Higher Oil School.
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Last night, three earthquakes occurred along the Armenia-Azerbaijan border with magnitudes of 4.8, 3.0, and 3.8, according to the Republican Center for Seismological Service of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan. The Ministry of Emergency Situations reported no information about any destruction or casualties as a result of the earthquakes.
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