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Azerbaijan's Baku Stock Exchange Vows To Become Regional Organization In Coming Years

MENAFN · July 18, 2025

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 18. The Baku Stock Exchange (BSE) may become a regional organization in 2030-2032, BSE Chairman of the Management Board Ruslan Khalilov told local media, Trend reports. According to him, it's...

Azerigaz and Esyasoft sign $480m Smart Gas Network contract

Yahoo Finance ·

Azerigaz Production Union (Azerigaz), under the umbrella of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR), and United Arab Emirates-based Esyasoft have entered into a $480m (816m manat) contract to develop a smart gas network in Azerbaijan,...

Azerbaijan's Conflict With Putin Has Reached A New Level

Charter 97 ·

6 Baku refused to participate in the CIS economic council. First Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Yagub Eyubov will not come to Moscow for the meeting of the Economic Council of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). This was reported to...

Azerbaijani filmmakers discuss strategies for success at international festivals [PHOTOS]

AzerNews · July 18, 2025

Azerbaijan's film industry is undergoing an exciting transformation, marked by an emerging generation of young filmmakers eager to make their mark on the international stage. With growing participation in prominent film festivals and an increasing...

Azerbaijani citizen kept in captivity and tortured in Armenia on national grounds testifies in trial

APA ·

During the ongoing proceedings at the Baku Military Court on July 18, victim Karam Mammadov said he was captured in Armenia on March 7, 1990, APA reports. According to the victim, he drove to the area between the Zangilan and Gafan districts, on a...

Azerbaijan–EU economic integration accelerates as trade hits new high

AzerNews · July 18, 2025

Azerbaijan–EU economic integration accelerates as trade hits new high 18 July 2025 16:37 (UTC+04:00) In the first six months of 2025, the trade turnover between Azerbaijan and European Union (EU) countries reached $10.462 billion, marking a...

Azerbaijan's Sovereign Wealth Fund To Acquire Minority Stake In 402 MW Of Solar Assets In Italy From Enfinity Global

MENAFN · July 18, 2025

(MENAFN- PR Newswire) SOFAZ to acquire 49% stake in a 402 MW portfolio of solar power plants in Italy from Enfinity Global who retains 51% and will be the long-term asset manager The portfolio includes 14 solar power plants across the Lazio and...

Baku City Circuit Talks Drawing Local Contractors To Formula 1 Construction Work

MENAFN · July 18, 2025

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 18. Only local contracting companies are involved in the Formula 1 construction work, Manager of the Construction Department of the Baku City Circuit (BCC) Operating Company Subhan Manafzade told...

Baku–Nakhchivan-Baku bus routes via Iran to resume operations

APA ·

The Baku-Nakhchivan-Baku bus routes, which operate through the territory of the Islamic Republic of Iran, are resuming operations, the Azerbaijan Land Transport Agency told APA-Economics. The Baku-Nakhchivan route will resume service on July 19,...

Baku Court of Appeal upholds 13-year sentence of Yusif Aliyev for financing international terrorism

APA ·

A court hearing has been held regarding the appeal against the verdict issued for Yusif Aliyev, who is accused by the State Security Service (SSS) of financing international terrorism, APA reports. During the session held at the Baku Court of...

Azerbaijan declines to participate in CIS Economic Council Meeting in Moscow

AzerNews · July 18, 2025

Azerbaijan has refused to attend the upcoming meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Economic Council scheduled to take place in Moscow, Azernews reports, citing Trend. Typically, Azerbaijan is represented at CIS meetings by First...

Azerbaijan in talks to restrict import of 2.4 GHz modems, promote 5 GHz usage

APA ·

There is no state standard for internet modems imported to Azerbaijan, said Rashad Hasanov, an employee of the Information and Communication Technologies Agency, at a training session on the “level of readiness of the regulatory framework in the...

Azerbaijan Sets Complete Preparation Schedule For Formula 1 Circuit

MENAFN · July 18, 2025

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 18. The full preparation period for the Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix track has been reduced from 12 weeks to six weeks, Manager of the Construction Department of the Baku City Circuit (BCC)...

Weekend EssayArmenia and Azerbaijan have taken a new route in their quest for peace

The National News ·

Political scientists and wider civil society from Armenia and Azerbaijan don’t often see eye to eye. After decades of war between the two countries their grievances run deep, with each side blaming the other for continued rounds of conflict. But...

Azerbaijan’s State Oil Fund to acquire stake in Enfinity’s solar assets in Italy

News.Az ·

The State Oil Fund of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SOFAZ) is set to purchase a 49% stake in Enfinity Global Inc.’s solar power assets in Italy, marking a strategic move to expand its investments in the country. Under the agreement, SOFAZ will...

Azerbaijan, Vietnam adopt action plan to boost trade, economic cooperation

News.Az ·

Photo: Azerbaijan's Energy Ministry Azerbaijan and Vietnam adopted an Action Plan aimed at strengthening the bilateral trade and economic cooperation on the basis of strategic partnership. The Action Plan was signed following a meeting between...

The visit of the National Leader of the Turkmen people, the Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan to the Republic of Azerbaijan has ended

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan · July 18, 2025

18 July 2025 296 The visit of the National Leader of the Turkmen people, the Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan to the Republic of Azerbaijan has ended On July 17, 2025, as part of the cultural program of the visit to the Republic of...

Trade with CIS countries climbs to 15.9% of Azerbaijan’s foreign turnover

AzerNews · July 18, 2025

Trade with CIS countries climbs to 15.9% of Azerbaijan’s foreign turnover 18 July 2025 12:12 (UTC+04:00) Azerbaijan has recorded a notable increase in trade turnover with the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) during the first half of 2025,...

Azerbaijani film to be screened at Kazan International Film Festival

AzerNews · July 18, 2025

Azerbaijani film will be screened at the 21st Kazan International Film Festival, Azernews reports. The debut film "Reverse Shadows" by film critic, deputy chairman of the Azerbaijan Guild of Film Critics and Film Scholars, and director Haji...

62Nd Meeting Of ASOSAI Governing Board Continues In Azerbaijan's Baku (PHOTO) (Update)

MENAFN · July 18, 2025

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 18. The third day of the 62nd meeting of the Governing Board of the Asian Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI), hosted by the Accounts Chamber of Azerbaijan, was held in Baku,...