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An auction for placement of 300 million manats worth short-term notes of Azerbaijan’s Central Bank will be held at the Baku Stock Exchange (BSE) on Dec. 26, Trend reports referring to the BSE. Three million notes at a par value of 100 manats each and maturity period of 28 days …

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva have attended the inauguration of a newly-built highway linking Baku ring road with Sharifzade Street as well as Yasamal residential complex of the State Housing Construction Agency (MIDA). The head of state and his spouse laid the foundation stone for …

By Leman Mammadova Recently, Azerbaijan Export & Investment Promotion Foundation (AZPROMO) organized the next export mission to Riyadh, capital city of Saudi Arabia, to promote Azerbaijani local products under the Made in Azerbaijan brand . As many as 28 Azerbaijani companies, operating in sweets, fruit juices, dried fruits, honey, mineral waters, …

By Laman Ismayilova Azerbaijan`s cultural heritage has been successfully promoted in Spain. Representatives of Azerbaijan took part in the 4th International Christmas Fair of Cultures in Madrid, Azertag reported. With the collaboration of embassies from over 70 countries and diverse international institutions, the fair illustrates the different ways Christmas is celebrated …

As reported, the delegation of Milli Majlis (Azerbaijan Parliament) of the Republic of Azerbaijan led by Speaker Ogtay Asadov is visiting Iran. The delegation met with the president of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hassan Rouhani. Speaker Ogtay Asadov conveyed Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s warmest greetings to the President of …

By Laman Ismayilova The Bolshoi Theater of Opera and Ballet of Belarus gathered world-famous opera stars on its stage. Spectacular gala concerts were held as part of the 9th Minsk International Christmas Opera Forum, Trend Life reported. The opera forum brought together artists from 34 countries. Azerbaijan’s opera singer Fidan Hajiyeva was also a …

By Narmina Mammadova The development of credit unions can make a significant contribution to the development of the Azerbaijan’s agricultural sector, the chairman of the board of the Azerbaijan Credit Unions Association (AKIA), Jalil Suleymanov, told Trend on December 20. “Credit unions in Azerbaijan are mainly aimed at financing the …