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Azerbaijan, Nepal explore prospects for cooperation
Photo: Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov on Tuesday held a phone conversation with his Nepali counterpart Arzu Rana Deuba. The Nepali minister extended congratulations on the agreements reached between...

Azerbaijan Airlines to resume Tehran flights, launch new Tabriz route in September
TEHRAN – Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) is set to expand its services to Iran by resuming flights to Tehran and launching a new route to Tabriz in September, aimed at improving connectivity between the two neighboring countries. The flag carrier...

People fishing in Azerbaijan's Gobustan caught in landslide: 1 dead, 1 injured

Azerbaijan, Nepal Investigating Potential Fresh Areas Of Dual Cooperation
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 19. Today, Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov held a phone conversation with Nepal's Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba to discuss the current state and prospects of bilateral...

Azerbaijan Set To Establish New Legal Entities Under SOCAR - Decree
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 19. Azerbaijan is set to roll out new legal entities under the umbrella of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR), Trend reports. This step is part of a presidential decree issued by the...

Azerbaijan Intends To Establish Regulations For Gas Utilization - Decree
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 19. Azerbaijan will develop comprehensive rules for gas usage, according to a decree signed by President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, implementing the“Gas Supply” law, Trend...

Fitch Ratings: peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan reduces risk of renewed hostilities
The peace framework agreement between Armenia (BB-/Stable) and Azerbaijan (BBB-/Stable) is a positive step towards a comprehensive deal and reduces the risk of renewed hostilities, although obstacles remain, Fitch Ratings says. YEREVAN, August 20....

Azerbaijan Gearing Up To Tax Income Coming From Cryptocurrency Transactions
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 19. Azerbaijan is gearing up to reel in cryptocurrency earnings and bring them under its tax umbrella, Trend reports via the State Tax Service under the Ministry of Economy. Authorities...

Azerbaijan boosts agriculture, environmental spending to drive non-oil growth
Azerbaijan boosts agriculture, environmental spending to drive non-oil growth 19 August 2025 13:57 (UTC+04:00) In 2024, a total of 1.4 billion manats were allocated to the environment and agriculture sectors, underscoring the government's...

Azerbaijan sees growth in solar energy production
Between January and July 2025, Azerbaijan generated 27.5 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity from wind power plants, according to the State Statistics Committee, Azernews reports. This figure marks a decrease of 6.3 million kWh, or 18.6%,...

Azerbaijan increases petroleum coke export revenue despite volume decline
Azerbaijan increases petroleum coke export revenue despite volume decline 19 August 2025 12:24 (UTC+04:00) Between January and July 2025, Azerbaijan exported 112,500 tons of petroleum coke valued at $34.9 million, Azernews reports, according to...

Azerbaijan National Urban Forum to be held in two cities this year
11:10 En This year, the Azerbaijan National Urban Forum will take place in the autumn across two cities in the country. This topic was discussed during a meeting between Azerbaijan's Ambassador to Kenya, Sultan Hajiyev, and Kenya's Minister of...

Azerbaijan reveals volume of its trade transactions with OTS member countries -LIST
In January-July of this year, Azerbaijan's foreign trade turnover with the member countries of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) (Türkiye, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan) amounted to 4 billion 227.6 million US dollars, APA-Economics...
The Azerbaijan-Armenia agreement is an opportunity for the region. Zarif

Azerbaijan’s fruit and vegetable exports surpass half billion dollars in 7 months
Azerbaijan’s fruit and vegetable exports surpass half billion dollars in 7 months 19 August 2025 11:02 (UTC+04:00) In January–July 2025, Azerbaijan exported more than 490.2 thousand tons of fruits and vegetables worth more than half a billion...

Azerbaijan, Goldman Sachs discuss cooperation prospects
On August 19, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev received President of Global Affairs at Goldman Sachs Group Inc Jared Cohen, News.Az reports, citing AZERTAC. During the meeting, they fondly recalled their January meeting in Davos. The fruitful...

Azerbaijan prevents 40 kg of drugs from being smuggled from Iran -PHOTO
An attempt to smuggle a large quantity of narcotic substances into the country has been prevented, the Press Center of the State Border Service told APA. Efforts to ensure reliable protection of the state border and to combat the illegal...
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Azerbaijan and Kenya explore cooperation in urban development and housing [PHOTOS]
Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Kenya Sultan Hajiyev met with Kenya’s Minister of Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development, Alice Wahome, to discuss opportunities for cooperation in housing, urban planning, and sustainable development,...

Azerbaijan earns over $500 million from fruit and vegetable exports in seven months
During the period of January–July 2025, Azerbaijan exported 490.6 thousand tons of fruits and vegetables worth USD 506.4 million, APA-Economics reports according to its calculations based on the report of the State Customs Committee. Compared to...

Armenia reassures visiting Iran leader it will control Azerbaijan corridor | International Trade News
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has told Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian that a planned corridor linking Azerbaijan with its exclave would be under Armenian control, days after Iran said it would block the project included in a United...