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THE LIQUID ALTERNATIVE

southern gas corridor

Falling oil prices have increased consumer interest in carbon-fuel resources. Although humanity continues to invest in the development of alternative and renewable energy sources, oil and gas will remain popular for the next twenty years. This is the main thesis of an energy survey by company BP for 2035.

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AZERBAIJANI BRAND

sumqayit technology park

The country’s economic potential will allow consumer goods’ imports to be considerably reduced. The instability on the raw materials markets and the drastic drop in oil prices has led to a deterioration in the world’s economic situation. At the recent conference on the implementation of the state programme for the …

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Azerbaijan’s economic policy in the post-petroleum era

Baku steel company

With extremely unfavourable foreign economic and political conditions, Azerbaijan has the task of developing and carrying out a scientifically-proven, scientifically-based economic policy. The dependence of the national economy on world prices for carbon-fuel resources and the weak export potential of the non-petroleum economy make it vital that professional economists and …

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Uzeyir Hajibayov: a musical pioneer

Uzeyir Hacibeyov

“Every nation wants its composers to write in a language that is close to them, in their native musical language, although this is very difficult.” These are the words of Uzeyir Hajibayov, the founder of Azerbaijani written music and author of the first opera in the East. Hajibayov was close …

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Nobel Brothers and Azerbaijani Competition

kerosene plant

Azerbaijan’s oil industry developed apace in the second half of the 19th century. The industry attracted foreign capital, just as in modern-day Azerbaijan. In the 1870s and 1880s eight British, three French, two Swedish, two German, two Belgian and one Danish company and others, were operating in Azerbaijan. The Nobel …

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What is Mugham?

mugam

The word mugham is used to designate a specialized style of music attributed to the Azerbaijani people of the Caucasus mountain range and nearby territories by that name. Mugham is generally recognized as a derivative of another specialised style of music attributed to the Persians, known there as dastgah. In …

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