Press Review - May 9, 2018

Preparation for the jubilee of former President Heydar Aliyev, the level of taxi services, and the situation with professional personnel in the country's economy are the leading topics of today's press.

The Azerbaijan newspaper writes about the upcoming 95th anniversary of former President Heydar Aliyev.

He is called the architect of statehood of Azerbaijan. The newspaper highly appreciates the activities of Heydar Aliyev and his foreign policy.

The Echo newspaper writes about taxi services in the capital. Everyone who loses a job, or cannot find one, or does not earn enough at his basic work, starts providing private taxi services.

Experts say that a large number of taxis is one of the indicators of a not very good socio-economic situation in the country. However, quantity does not at all mean quality, and many people complain about the quality of these services. According to the expert, most often such problems are created by drivers who are not on the balance sheets of a particular taxi service.

The Yeni Musavat newspaper writes about difficulties with cadres in most of the country's ministries. The newspaper discusses the personnel reshuffle in the government with the economist Gubad Ibadoglu. He considers the frequent change of personnel inexpedient.--0--