The transit possibilities of Azerbaijan, the lack of struggle against corruption, the manat exchange rate, and distrust of official statistics are the leading topics of today's press.
The newspaper Azerbaijan writes about the growing importance of Azerbaijan as an international transit country due to its geographical location.
The article also says that one of the directions of the country's economic policy are infrastructure projects, which are described in the article.
The website Azadliq.info writes that the official statistics does not cause trust. The author analyzes the figures of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Migration Service about those who arrived in Azerbaijan for permanent residence and those who left Azerbaijan. The author shows contradictions in these data, and argues about the gross lies of official structures.
The newspaper Novoye Vremya criticizes the report of the Prosecutor General's Office on combating corruption. In the article Major Corrupt Officials Get Away with their Faults the author notes that for some reason the fight against corruption implies a fight against petty bribery.
At the same time, the major corrupt officials can escape responsibility, as evidenced by the report of the deputy prosecutor Kamran Aliyev.
According to statistics, 60.5% of the country's residents admit that they give bribes for making a lawful decision.
The Yeni Musavat newspaper is investigating the government's plans to strengthen the manat with the expert Rashad Hasanov, who explains this by raising the price of oil on the world market. It is this factor, the expert points out, that is the main thing in the issue of the manat rate. The expert also notes that at present there is no real floating rate regime in Azerbaijan. He believes that in 2018 serious changes in the rate of manat are not expected.
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On January 29, municipal elections were held in Azerbaijan, with over 16,000 candidates participating across 118 constituencies. The Central Election Commission (CEC) has already announced the names of the leading candidates on its website. Hours after the election, CEC Chairman Mazahir Panahov stated at a briefing that 413 out of 685 municipalities had already been formed, with 7,791 candidates identified as leaders. According to him, elections proceeded normally in all constituencies, and no complaints were received by his office. However, independent candidates and experts claim that there were violations during the election process.
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On Friday, the weather in the capital will be changeable, with no precipitation expected. The wind will be from the southeast. The temperature at night will be +5 to +7°C, and during the day it will be +8 to +12°C. Humidity will be 70-80%. Precipitation is possible in the eastern region of the country. Fog in some areas, with an easterly wind.
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On January 30, the weather in Baku will be cloudy, and light precipitation possible during the day on the Absheron Peninsula. The wind will be southeast. At night, the temperature will be +4 to +7°C, and during the day it will reach +8 to +12°C. Humidity will be 70-80%.
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Azerbaijani authorities have detained former Russian judge Elena Khakhaleva at Baku International Airport, officials confirmed to Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office and Ministry of Internal Affairs. The arrest was first reported by Kommersant and Izvestia, citing sources, and later corroborated by law enforcement contacts through RIA Novosti and TASS.
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