Weekly Economic Review

Chronicle of events August 3, 2026 New restrictions on incoming card-to-card transfers came into effect in Azerbaijan. An individual bank card may receive no more than five transfers per day, while th...

Chronology of events July 27, 2026 President Ilham Aliyev signed a package of legislative amendments required for the practical implementation of the Law on Crowdfunding. The new rules introduce Centr...

Chronology of Events July 20, 2026 President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev approved the Action Plan for implementing the Employment Strategy for 2026–2030. Coordination of the program was assigned to the...

Chronicle of Events July 13, 2026 The State Statistical Committee reported that Azerbaijan’s strategic foreign exchange reserves amounted to $85.77 billion at the end of the first half of 2026. Compar...

Chronology of Events July 6, 2026 President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev signed a decree completing the next stage of reforming state regulation of the natural gas sector. The document aligns dozens of...

Chronology of Events June 29, 2026 The Central Bank of Azerbaijan presented the main priorities of its new Financial Sector Development Strategy for 2027–2030. The strategy identifies the digitalizati...

Chronology of Events June 22, 2026 President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedow signed a broad package of agreements in Baku covering energy, transport, agr...

Chronology of Events June 15, 2026 Azerbaijan’s economy showed no growth in January–May 2026 compared to the same period last year. According to the State Statistics Committee, gross domestic product...

Chronology of Events June 8, 2026 Azerbaijan was recognized as the most mature aviation market in the South Caucasus. International Air Transport Association Regional Vice President for Europe Rafael...

Chronicle of Events June 1, 2026 Baku Energy Week began its work in Baku, bringing together representatives of energy companies, financial institutions, and government agencies from dozens of countrie...

The week of May 25–31, 2026 demonstrated Azerbaijan’s continued commitment to strengthening its position as a regional transport, energy, and logistics hub of Eurasia. Following the conclusion of the...

The week from May 18 to May 24, 2026 demonstrated that Azerbaijan’s economic policy remains largely concentrated around three strategic directions: the development of transit and logistics infrastruct...

The week of May 11–17, 2026 demonstrated that Azerbaijan’s economy is increasingly entering a phase of structural transition in which the previous growth model, largely based on high oil and gas reven...

The week of May 4–10, 2026 demonstrated that Azerbaijan continues to move simultaneously in several strategic directions: digitalization of public administration, development of transport and energy i...

The period of April 27 – May 3, 2026 reflects a more pronounced shift toward institutional restructuring of the economy, alongside a strengthening of the state’s role in resource management and an acc...

The period of April 20–26, 2026 reflects a combination of structural reforms, increased state control in several sectors, and the gradual adaptation of the economy to internal and external constraints...