Press Review December 16, 2017
The international significance of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway, the problems of the banking sector, and the moral state of society are the leading topics of today's press.
The newspaper Azerbaijan writes about the international significance of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway. The author gives figures on the operation of this road, gives the opinion of experts on profitability, transportation of goods and other issues.
The newspaper Novoye Vremya again writes about the deplorable state of the banking sector. The reduction of bank interest on deposits (and this affected deposits both in foreign currency and in manats) caused discontent of all investors.
Currently, 8 banks need to be rehabilitated; most likely, they are threatened with bankruptcy or merger with other banks. Although by and large the entire banking sector of the country, including International Bank, needs rehabilitation.
Azadliq.info writes about the moral aspects of business and about the concept of Halal (fairness for Muslims). The author gives examples of the fact that business is mainly concentrated in "dirty hands", but at the same time, the label Halal is attached to this business. -0---
Social
-
Police officers conducted an operation against a criminal group engaged in the manufacture of counterfeit alcohol and its sale, the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
-
Azerbaijan is poised to take a significant step forward in healthcare provision as it plans to incorporate the treatment of oncological diseases into its compulsory medical insurance scheme from next year.
-
The National Hydrometeorological Service of Azerbaijan will apply a color scale in forecasts of meteorological phenomena, representatives of this department announced at today's press conference. In particular, it is supposed to use 3 color scales - yellow, orange and red. A yellow scale will indicate a forecast of minor meteorological risks.
-
As Azerbaijan gears up for both parliamentary and municipal elections later this year, concerns about the integrity of the electoral process and the state of civil liberties are casting long shadows over the proceedings. These elections, set against a backdrop of governmental claims of reform and opposition allegations of manipulation, underscore a deepening tension in the country's democratic processes.
Leave a review