AZE.US President Ilham Aliyev said in Tbilisi on April 6 that a new situation is emerging in the South Caucasus, as Azerbaijan and Georgia deepen cooperation in trade, energy and transit, with bilateral turnover already above $800 million. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze delivered press statements in Tbilisi on April … Read more
AZE.US Azerbaijan is moving to tighten its labor rules on gender pay by requiring employers to pay men and women equally for both the same work and different work of equal value, according to draft amendments now under discussion in parliament. The proposal was reported on April 6 by local media outlets covering the Milli … Read more
AZE.US Prices for imported automotive oils in Azerbaijan have climbed sharply, with European brands seeing the biggest increases as tension around the Strait of Hormuz disrupts supply chains and fuels fears of broader shortages. Prices for automotive oils in Azerbaijan have risen by as much as 30%, with market participants linking the increase to supply … Read more
AZE.US Heavy rains and flooding in Baku have left some electric vehicle owners dealing with costly repairs after their cars were caught in standing water. Drivers said many of the affected vehicles developed problems after water reached the battery area, forcing them to seek repairs from service technicians. In some cases, the cost ran into … Read more
AZE.US Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Georgia on a state visit on April 6, accompanied by First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva. He was received at Tbilisi’s Shota Rustaveli International Airport by Georgian Foreign Minister Maka Bochorishvili and other officials. According to Azerbaijani media reports from Tbilisi, a guard of honor was lined up at the … Read more
AZE.US REAL party chairman Natig Jafarli said in an interview on Prime TV that Baku and the Absheron peninsula have become overloaded because too much of Azerbaijan’s economic activity, jobs and business opportunities were concentrated in one place. Jafarli argued that the problem goes beyond traffic or the visible pressure on the city. In his … Read more
AZE.US As construction and road projects increase across Azerbaijan, demand for heavy equipment rentals is also growing. For many business owners, buying an excavator, bulldozer, crane or груз truck outright is too expensive, making rentals the more practical option. That has also created an opportunity for investors who buy large machinery in cash or on … Read more
AZE.US Homes without official ownership documents will not be connected to the gas network for now, as Azerbaijan’s gas distribution authorities say there has been no change in the rules despite growing public discussion around the issue. The debate intensified after reports circulated that homes lacking formal title documents could still be supplied with gas … Read more
AZE.US There is still no Easter truce between Russia and Ukraine, and the war has instead moved deeper into another cycle of reciprocal attacks. In recent days, Russian missile and drone strikes have killed civilians in Ukraine, while Kyiv has continued sending drones against targets inside Russia. AP reported that Kyiv has kept the door … Read more
AZE.US Political analyst Alexander Iskandaryan said on Echo Baku that statements made by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, including during and after his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, are largely tailored to different segments of Armenia’s domestic audience rather than driven only by foreign policy logic. According to Iskandaryan, the same message can be … Read more