The development of Baku as a port city, the restoration of the Baku Interbank Currency Exchange, and the situation with drugs are the leading topics of today's press.
The newspaper Azerbaijan writes about Baku as an important port city, which has an advantage in its geographical location. The article reminds about the holding of the Ports of Peace Conference in Baku recently.
The newspaper Echo published an article entitled The Baku Interbank Currency Exchange Must Be Restored. The fact is that the international information and trading system Bloomberg, to which Azerbaijan joined in 2011, has not justified itself.
Azerbaijan, having joined Bloomberg, sacrificed part of its sovereignty. Today, all operations between banks and the regulator are made through this system. In principle, in quiet times no risks are borne out. But in crisis moments we can become debtors of this system and completely depend on it. For the sake of economic security of the country, currency transactions should be conducted exclusively within Azerbaijan. This means that the Baku banking currency market should be restored, experts say.
The Novoye Vremya newspaper writes that fraud and illegal actions with medicines discovered in the State Customs Committee have caused public discontent.
The Cabinet held a meeting on the control of illegal traffic, quality and use of medicines. Along with low-quality drugs, there is a high price problem. Uncontrolled price increases for all types of medicines are continuing. -0 ----
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On December 25, an Embraer 190 passenger plane operated by Azerbaijan Airlines CJSC (AZAL), on a Baku–Grozny flight, crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan. Azerbaijan’s Consul General in Aktau, Ayxan Suleymanlı, stated that the plane had 67 people onboard, including crew members, 38 of whom died. According to him, 26 of the deceased were Azerbaijani citizens.
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On December 27th, rain is expected in Baku and the Absheron Peninsula, and heavy rainfall in some areas. The wind will be southeast. The air temperature at night will be +7 to +9°C, and during the day, it will be +9 to +11°C. Humidity will be 70-80%. Precipitation is expected across the country in the evening, particularly in the eastern regions. Snow is expected in the mountains.
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Embraer 190 plane of Azerbaijani airline AZAL crashed near the city of Aktau early in the morning on December 25.
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Embraer 190 plane of Azerbaijani airline AZAL crashed near the city of Aktau early in the morning on December 25.
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