European International Theatre Conference will host ETC International Theatre Conference online on June 10-12. The conference is expected to bring together theater figures from Azerbaijan, Austria, Croatia, Poland, Slovenia, etc. At conference, Azerbaijan will be represented by the State Academic Musical Theatre, Azertag reported. The ETC International Theatre Conference in Graz …
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Azerbaijan records multi-fold increase in online sales amid COVID-19
The number of visitors of the international e-trade platform Azexport has increased several times, Manager of the Azexport portal Aykhan Gadashov told local media. “The quarantine regime applied worldwide during the spread of the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) forced people to step away from traditional methods of purchase and start making …
Read More »Azerbaijan’s State Border Service informs Georgia about possible border violation
Azerbaijan’s State Border Service (SBS) has officially informed the Georgian Border Guard about the possible violation of the state border between the two countries, the SBS’ press service reported on its website on June 3. Thus, according to the report, Azerbaijani SBS received the information that a group of Georgian citizens …
Read More »Azerbaijan`s “Steppe Man” wins 3 awards at international film festivals
“Cholchu” (The Steppe Man), a movie by Azerbaijani filmmaker Shamil Aliyev, has been awarded in three categories at international film festivals held in Japan, Italy, Israel and the USA. In a voting held virtually because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the film won “Best Feature Film”, “Best Director” and “Best Cinematography” …
Read More »Azerbaijan`s coronavirus cases surpass 6,500, as death toll reaches 78
The number of COVID-19 cases in Azerbaijan over the past day has risen by 262, reaching 6,522, the Task Force under the Cabinet of Ministers told AZERTAC. “72 people were discharged from hospitals in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries to 3,737. Two coronavirus patients died in …
Read More »Number of COVID-19 cases in occupied Azerbaijani territories reach 57
The number of people, infected with the coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in occupied Azerbaijani territories, is increasing, APA reports citing Armenian media. 3 new coronavirus cases have been recorded in Nagorno Garabagh. Thus, the number of coronavirus cases in the occupied Azerbaijani territories has reached 57. It has been noted 26 people have …
Read More »Mugham Center to hold virtual concerts
For more than four years, International Mugham Center has been successfully holding evenings of mugham music. The project aims at promoting of Azerbaijan’s traditional music. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, evenings of mugham music will be presented in a new format. Music lovers have a chance to enjoy a series of magnificent …
Read More »Turkey, Azerbaijan remove visa restrictions for citizens
Azerbaijan and Turkey have agreed on visa exemptions for citizens who have valid international passports and wish to stay in these countries for a period of no more than 90 days. The agreement “on mutual exemption from visa between the governments of Azerbaijan and Turkey” was signed on February 25 …
Read More »Azerbaijan, Switzerland agree on joint program to tackle economic results of COVID-19
The Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) has approved a $1.6 million-program to be implemented jointly with Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Economy and the World Bank in the area of taxation, the Swiss Embassy in Azerbaijan press service reports on May 31, the Swiss Embassy reported in its official Facebook …
Read More »Central Bank: Situation in Azerbaijan’s banking sector satisfactory
Chairman of the Board of the Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA) Elman Rustamov has described as satisfactory the country’s financial sector. Addressing the presser of CBA and the Deposit Insurance Fund on June 1, Rustamov said: “The loan portfolio of banks has grown by 2.8 percent since the beginning of this …
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