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Azerbaijan’s government will introduce the Herfindahl–Hirschman Index, widely used in international antitrust practice, to assess corporate mergers and market concentration, in a move that could make...

Azerbaijan’s government has updated the legal framework for credit guarantees and interest subsidies intended to improve access to finance for businesses operating in territories retaken by Azerbaijan...

Azerbaijan is introducing new mechanisms to combat illegal online casinos, shadow business practices and the concealment of companies’ de facto owners, while easing the conditions for exemption from l...

Azerbaijan’s labour force exceeded 5.4 million people in the first half of 2026 and the official unemployment rate remained close to 5.2%, but falling births, the limited reach of salaried employment...

Patriot, yoxsa Arrow? Possible Iranian strike on Ukraine creates new risks for Azerbaijan Reports that Iran considered launching a ballistic missile strike against one of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports hav...

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has signed an order on holding the inaugural FIFA Under-15 World Cup and Festival for boys in the country in 2026. The tournament, scheduled for October 22–31, will...

GL Group, Azerbaijan’s first private oil and gas group, announced on July 23 that it had completed the acquisition of production assets at four oil and gas fields located near Midland, Texas. As a res...

The first half of 2026 marked a period of cautious optimism for Azerbaijan's industrial sector. Following mixed performance last year, many manufacturing industries returned to positive growth, while...