AZE.US Silver prices in Azerbaijan have risen sharply over the past year, outpacing gains in gold and drawing increased attention from retail buyers and small-scale investors. Market sellers report that the retail price of silver has climbed from roughly 4-5 manats per gram a year ago to about 13-15 manats today. Purchase prices for scrap … Read more
AZE.US Azerbaijan’s Qarabag endured a decisive 1-6 home defeat to England’s Newcastle United in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League playoff tie in Baku. The match, played at the Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, was effectively settled in the first half as Newcastle built a commanding lead through multiple goals from Anthony Gordon, along … Read more
AZE.US Discussion over a potential increase in water tariffs in Azerbaijan is drawing attention beyond коммунальные расходы, touching on wider questions of economic governance, pricing policy, and the financial sustainability of state utilities. The proposed adjustment, reportedly affecting both households and commercial users and framed around differentiated тарифы, follows a series of earlier price movements. … Read more
AZE.US Azerbaijan’s automobile import market is undergoing a rapid reorientation, with demand moving away from Chinese vehicles toward cars purchased at U.S. auctions. The shift follows the cancellation of preferential conditions that had previously supported imports from China, according to market participants. Industry specialists report that prices for vehicles acquired through American auctions have risen … Read more
AZE.US Geneva has once again become a diplomatic crossroads. Within the same city and nearly the same hours, two separate переговорных трека unfolded: one focused on Russia’s war against Ukraine, the other on the future of U.S.–Iran relations. Formally, these are distinct crises. Strategically, they reflect the same global reality – a period defined less … Read more
AZE.US Diplomatic momentum between Azerbaijan and Armenia is steadily increasing. Negotiations continue, technical issues are discussed, and the outline of a possible peace agreement appears closer than at any time in recent decades. Yet beneath the political process lies a far more complicated reality: governments can sign documents faster than societies can reconcile. Recent expert-level … Read more
AZE.US Wars do not always end with surrender. Sometimes they freeze. Sometimes they fade into negotiations that look like compromise. But there is another outcome – one in which a country continues fighting, holds territory, maintains the rhetoric of strength, and still loses strategically. That is the position Russia faces today. Even if Moscow secures … Read more
AZE.US The concept of “natural village products” is becoming increasingly difficult to verify in Azerbaijan as declining small-scale farming, weak certification mechanisms and growing consumer skepticism reshape the food market. Vendors from regional districts say genuine farm produce is reaching urban markets in smaller volumes. Limited pasture access, rising livestock maintenance costs and shrinking rural … Read more
AZE.US Azerbaijan is preparing to introduce administrative penalties for the use and circulation of electronic cigarettes, under draft amendments currently under discussion in parliament’s committee on legal policy and state building. The proposed legislation would impose a fine of 30 manats (about $18) for smoking e-cigarettes in streets and other public places. The draft also … Read more
AZE.US Shoppers report rising prices for everyday dairy staples like milk, cheese and yogurt. Vendors see stable pricing. Economists point to long-term inflationary trends, higher input costs and global market pressures shaping price dynamics. Consumers in Azerbaijan’s markets say they are paying more for basic dairy products than a few months ago, with milk, cheese, … Read more