President Ilham Aliyev approved legislation extending Azerbaijan’s startup tax holiday and adding incentives for investors and venture funds from 2027.
Azerbaijan approved a long-term low-carbon strategy with a conditional net-zero emissions target for 2060 and a plan to shift buildings toward electric heat pumps by 2035.
Butter and cooking-oil prices are rising in Azerbaijan, with shoppers reporting increases of 0.50 to 6 manats and some switching to smaller packages to reduce immediate costs.
Azerbaijani authorities confiscated nearly 100 million manats in assets from former SOCAR AQS chief Ramin Isayev, including 19 homes, gold bars and more than $6 million in cash.
The gap between manat loan and deposit rates widened to 7.41 percentage points for individuals by early September 2026, its highest level since November 2021.
SOCAR TĂĽrkiye has secured $1.6 billion in five-year financing from a group of international banks to refinance existing loans on improved terms.
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Azerbaijan's state-owned mining company AzerGold has registered its first foreign subsidiary, AzerGold Uzbekistan LLC, to assess the Akba gold deposit in Uzbekistan's Qashqadaryo region.
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PAĹžA Bank has provided financing for a $58.6 million battery energy storage project being built in Azerbaijan by TĂĽrkiye's YEO Teknoloji for state power...
President Ilham Aliyev has approved measures doubling the capital of the Azerbaijan-Kyrgyz Development Fund to $200 million and ratifying a separate agreement on international...
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Nineteen percent of European companies surveyed for the EU Business Climate Report Azerbaijan 2025/2026 said they had already invested in the Karabakh and East...
Brent crude rose above $110 a barrel as Middle East supply risks and falling U.S. inventories lifted prices, potentially supporting Azerbaijan’s export revenue.
Museum founder Elchin Aliyev criticized Azərçay and Veysəloğlu Group after they declined a request to support the opening of Baku’s Teapot Treasury Museum.
Buying fish directly from fishermen can save shoppers 2 to 3 manats per kilogram, though some regional sellers keep online prices unchanged and offer free local delivery.
Baku and the Absheron Peninsula accounted for three-quarters of Azerbaijan’s resale housing transactions in 2025, while regional markets lagged amid weaker job prospects, services and new-home supply.
A Baku court extended businessman Adnan Ahmadzada's pretrial detention to a maximum of 19 months after investigators requested more time to gather evidence.
Azerbaijan has temporarily stopped accepting new applications for homes under its rent-to-own program, while a property appraiser has warned that a prolonged pause could...
BAKU, Oct. 20 - Offshore construction has begun on the Shah Deniz compression project, worth about 4.93 billion manats ($2.9 billion), with four piles...
Transit freight through Azerbaijan exceeded 12 million metric tons in January-September 2026, up 14.5% from a year earlier and the highest level in five...
Renewable sources supplied 20% of the electricity generated in Azerbaijan in January-September 2026, saving an estimated 840 million cubic meters of natural gas, Energy...
Azerbaijan’s tax authorities plan to use artificial intelligence to analyze cash register receipts for unusual turnover, goods that do not match a business’s activities...
Azerbaijan is considering exempting foreign agronomists, horticulture specialists and veterinarians hired by agropark residents from work-permit requirements, while also providing a basis for temporary...
Village eggs are selling for 40-50 gapiks apiece in Azerbaijani markets, even though producers in some villages receive only 25-28 gapiks. Transport costs, middlemen's...
Azerbaijan's State Oil Fund transferred 9.628 billion manats (about $5.664 billion) to the state budget in January-September 2026, accounting for nearly all of its...
Azerbaijan is considering removing a provision that limits its law on electronic commerce to transactions within the country, as lawmakers review amendments covering technology...
BAKU, Oct. 19 - Economist Natig Jafarli has called for an accounting of the money spent on Azerbaijan’s public health management agency, TABIB, since...
Azerbaijan’s monthly trade surplus fell from about 1.60 billion manats in August to 216.9 million manats in September as exports declined and imports increased.
A proposed unemployment-insurance mechanism for borrowers could limit loan delinquencies, but experts warn that mandatory premiums would raise borrowing costs.