The development of sericulture in Sheki, the level of fulfillment of consumer demands, and miscalculations in privatization are the leading topics of today's press.
The newspaper Azerbaijan writes about the development of silkworm breeding in Sheki. Noting that sericulture has always been the main occupation in Sheki, the author goes into the history of the matter, and also considers the reasons for the decline of this area of agriculture.
After the decision to revive this sphere, sericulture is experiencing a splash. So, in 2016 the production of cocoon was 8.5 tons, and this year it has been brought up to 18 tons. The main task is to achieve the collection of 500 tons of cocoon.
The Novoye Vremya newspaper writes that experts say that rising oil prices spur consumer inflation. Azerbaijan imports various products, including food, for billions of manat.
The situation with inflation in Azerbaijan does not inspire serious fears yet, especially in comparison with last year. According to the State Statistics Committee, prices for goods and services increased by 3.5% in January-April. Prices for food products rose by 3.7%, non-food products - by 4.1% and services to the population - by 2.8%.
The website Musavat.com discusses the topic of the benefits of privatization.
On June 27, the next auction of the State Property Committee, which provides for the privatization of 114 objects of state property, will take place. Of these, 24 are joint-stock companies, 23 are non-residential areas, 31 are small state-owned enterprises and facilities, and 36 are vehicles. -0---
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Muslim Unity Movement (MU) activist Akhsan Nuruzade has been detained in Azerbaijan 20 days after being released from prison. Nuruzade was detained in the late afternoon of October 26 when he was meeting his daughter who was returning from classes at Khazar University in Baku, the MU reported.
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The health condition of economist Fazil Gasimov, who is on a hunger strike for the 136th day in prison, remains grave.
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On Sunday, October 27, rain is expected in Baku and on the Absheron Peninsula, with locally intense rainfall during the night in some areas of the peninsula, along with thunderstorms. In the morning, the rain will gradually cease, and variable cloudiness is expected during the day, with a northwestern wind. The air temperature will range from +8 to +11°C at night and from +12 to +15°C during the day, according to the National Hydrometeorological Service.
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On the evening of October 25, a fire broke out at the large "Astoria" hotel complex located in the Nizami district of the capital. According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, several firefighting teams were deployed to extinguish the fire. After several hours, the fire was localized and extinguished.
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