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Infrastructure at border crossing points will be modernized in Azerbaijan in 2019 and measures will be taken to simplify cross-border trade, Safar Mehdiyev, chairman of the State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan, said in an interview with Trend. Mehdiyev noted that also measures to minimize contacts between the official and the …

Hallabong, a rare citrus fruit, has been planted from more than 100 hectares (ha) of land in Azerbaijan’s Lankaran, the Lankaran City Executive Power told Trend. The harvest time of this fruit differs from other citrus fruits: “Although other citrus fruits of the southern region are harvested in October-November, the …

By Abdul Kerimkhanov Azerbaijan has significantly improved its positions in the Index of Economic Freedom-2019, compiled by the U.S. influential think tank The Heritage Foundation. Azerbaijan has raised its position by seven lines in the Index of Economic Freedom-2019. The countries were rated according to criteria such as freedom of business, …

By Laman Ismayilova First ever Italian-Azerbaijan Film Festival has kicked off in Baku. The event was co-organized by the Imago Group and Sandro Teti Editore, the United Culture Center, with the support of the Culture Ministry of Azerbaijan. A press conference was held as part of the festival, Trend Life …

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva have met with families of martyrs at the Presidential Palace.

Azerbaijani female judo fighter Iryna Kindzerska (+78kg) has clinched a gold medal at Tel Aviv Grand Prix 2019 after beating Ukrainian Yelyzaveta Kalanina in the final. Azerbaijan ranked fifth in the overall medal table of the tournament.

Maintaining stability of prices and keeping inflation at 4 percent (±2 percent) will be the ultimate goal of the monetary policy of the Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA) in 2019, Chairman of the CBA Elman Rustamov said at an expanded meeting of the bank’s board Jan. 26, Trend reports. He …