Azerbaijan increased the volume of electricity exported to neighbouring Georgia by 16.7 percent in January-February 2021, Azertag has reported. In the first two months of the year, Azerbaijan exported 299.7 million kWh of electricity to Georgia thus accounting for 36.2 percent of this country’s total electricity imports. Overall, Georgia imported …
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Interest in entrepreneurship growing among women in Azerbaijan
The Small and Medium Business Development Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan, represented by women entrepreneurs, congratulates all women on the occasion of March 8 – International Women’s Day and wishes them success in their activity, Trend reports with reference to the Small and Medium Business Development Agency. Women play …
Read More »Baku celebrating International Women’s Day
As in many other countries, Azerbaijan is also celebrating International Women’s Day – March 8, Trend reports. In August 1910, at a conference in Copenhagen (Denmark), the well-known activist of the German Social Democracy, Clara Zetkin, proposed the establishment of an International Day for the struggle for women’s equality and …
Read More »WHO official advises against introducing ‘immunity passports’ for travelers now
The World Health Organization (WHO) does not recommend using the so-called “immunity passports” with COVID-19 vaccination data for the time being, WHO Representative to Russia Melita Vujnovic has told TASS, TREND reports. “At this stage, WHO does not recommend the use of ‘vaccination certificates’ for travelers as there are many …
Read More »Azerbaijani Ministry of Education implementing innovative projects with Microsoft
Azerbaijani Education Minister Emin Amrullayev and Microsoft Corporation Vice President Anthony Salcito signed a number of documents during the online event envisaging the expansion of cooperation in the field of education and ensuring the implementation of joint innovative projects, Trend reports with reference to the Azerbaijani Education Ministry. The cooperation …
Read More »President Aliyev addresses Ruling New Azerbaijan Party extraordinary congress
Azerbaijani President and Chairman of the New Azerbaijan Party (YAP) Ilham Aliyev made a speech at YAP’s 7th congress held in a video conference format on March 5. The president addressed the congress after commemorating Azerbaijani martyrs who lost their lives during the Karabakh war. Below is the text of the …
Read More »Azerbaijan boosts revenues from compulsory state social insurance payments
Revenues from compulsory state social insurance payments increased by 8.8 percent in the first two months of the year, compared to the same period of 2020, Azerbaijan Economy Minister Mikayil Jabbarov wrote on his official Twitter account on March 3. The minister underlined that the revenues exceeded the forecast by …
Read More »Azerbaijan, Germany to co-op on improving qualifications of managers
Azerbaijan and Germany have signed a Joint Declaration of Intent “On the continuation of cooperation in the field of professional development of managers in Azerbaijan’s business community”, Economy Ministry has reported. The declaration was signed by Azerbaijan’s Deputy Economy Minister Sahib Alakbarov and German Ambassador to Azerbaijan Wolfgang Manig on …
Read More »Azerbaijan, Qatar eye economic cooperation development
The development of economic cooperation between Azerbaijan and Qatar were discussed during the business meeting between Qatar’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Azerbaijan’s Export and Investment Promotion Foundation (AZPROMO), held in a videoconference format, AZPROMO reported. Qatar’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry First Vice Chairman Mohammed Bin Ahmed Twar …
Read More »Azerbaijani defense minister expresses condolences to Turkish side
Azerbaijan`s Minister of Defense Colonel General Zakir Hasanov has sent letters of condolences to Minister of National Defense of the Republic of Turkey Hulusi Akar and Chief of the General Staff, Army General Yasar Guler, Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Defense told AZERTAC. The letter reads: “I am deeply shocked by the …
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