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Azerbaijan's energy strategy highlighted at OPEC International Seminar
Baku, July 10, AZERTAC SOCAR President Rovshan Najaf participated in the 9th OPEC International Seminar held in the Austrian capital of Vienna. As part of the seminar, which serves as a key platform for global energy discussions, bringing together...

Azerbaijan, Saudi Arabia explore cooperation in hydrocarbon sector
Baku, July 10, AZERTAC Parviz Shahbazov, Azerbaijan’s Minister of Energy, met with his Saudi counterpart, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud, on the margins of the 9th International Seminar of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries...

Azerbaijani - UAE Economic Agreement Set To Deepen Business Ties - Minister
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 10. The agreement signed between the Government of Azerbaijan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will further expand cooperation between business communities, Azerbaijani Minister of Economy,...

Azerbaijan actively continues climate diplomacy
Vienna, July 10, AZERTAC How to combat climate change, decarbonization, green energy technologies, and solutions for sustainable development are among the main topics of discussion on Day 2 of the 9th OPEC International Seminar in Vienna....

Azerbaijan Expands Industrial Capacity With Sino Joint Venture In Aghdam
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 8. Fujiai Azerbaijan LLC, a joint Azerbaijani-Chinese venture, is set to open an elevator manufacturing facility in Azerbaijan's Aghdam Industrial Park, Trend reports. The initiative has attained...

Azerbaijan's Shah Deniz Compressor Project Moving Ahead With Fresh Plans On Horizon
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 10. Work has commenced on the next phase of the Shah Deniz compressor project, bp-Azerbaijan's Head of Press Service Tamam Bayatlı told Trend . Bayatlı explained that a new platform will be...

Azerbaijan records 6% annual inflation in June, driven by food and services
In June 2025, consumer prices in Azerbaijan increased by 6% compared to the same month last year, Azernews reports, citing the State Statistical Committee. The largest increases were seen in food products, alcoholic beverages, and tobacco, which...

Industrial output in Azerbaijan declines slightly
Breakdown of industrial output by sector shows that: 61.8% of production came from the mining sector, 31.6% from manufacturing, 5.6% from electricity, gas, and steam production and distribution,1.0% from water supply, waste management, and...

Azerbaijan refunds nearly 94M azn in VAT to consumers in H1 2025
Between January and June 2025, Azerbaijani citizens received nearly 94 million AZN in value-added tax (VAT) refunds through authorized banks for purchases of goods (excluding oil and gas products, vehicles, alcoholic beverages, and tobacco), as...

Energy Minister: Azerbaijan actively involved in OPEC+ format since its inception
Vienna, July 10, AZERTAC “Azerbaijan has been an active participant in the OPEC+ format since its inception. Today, through this cooperation, Azerbaijan contributes to the stability of both global oil and energy markets,” said Parviz Shahbazov,...

Industrial production in Azerbaijan exceeded AZN 31 billion this year
In Azerbaijan, industrial enterprises and individual entrepreneurs operating in this sector produced industrial products worth 31.2 billion manat in January-June 2025 or 1.9 percent less compared to the corresponding period of the previous year,...

MEDIA and Azerconnect Group hold forum celebrating 150 years of Azerbaijani National Press
In honor of the 150th anniversary of Azerbaijan’s national press, the Media Development Agency (MEDIA) and Azerconnect Group jointly organised a forum titled “The Media of the Future: Following the Footsteps of ‘Əkinçi’”. Azernews reports that the...
Azerbaijan readies gas supplies for Syria
Baku aiming to help Turkey increase its involvement in nighbour Syria's energy sector Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (left) and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev pose for a photo in Khankendi, Azerbaijan, on 4 July 2025Photo: AZERI PRESS...

Azerbaijanis highly appreciate President Ilham Aliyev's activities
10:12 En The Social Research Center (SRC) has conducted an opinion poll among the citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan to study public attitudes toward President Ilham Aliyevchr("39")s activities. The SRC told Olaylar that within the framework...

Azerbaijan's non-oil sector exports increased by nearly 10%
In January–June 2025, Azerbaijan’s non-oil sector exports increased by 9.9% compared to the same period in 2024, amounting to 1.8 billion US dollars, APA-Economics reports citing the July issue of the Export Review by the Center for Analysis of...

Baku–Beijing railway cooperation gains momentum with new agreement
Azerbaijan and China have agreed to strengthen their cooperation in the development of international transport corridors and freight operations, signaling a new phase in strategic connectivity across Eurasia, Azernews reports, citing a statement...

Azerbaijan, Saudi Arabia discuss cooperation in the energy sector
Minister of Energy of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Parviz Shahbazov, met with Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud, Minister of Energy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in Vienna, Shahbazov said in a post on X platform, APA reports. "In Vienna, we...

Azerbaijan, Saudi Arabia Hashing Out Commissioning Of Wind Power Plant
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 10. The issue of commissioning a wind power plant between Azerbaijan and Saudi Arabia has been discussed, Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov shared on his "X" social network account, Trend reports....

Steel door production facility planned in Aghdam Industrial Park
Steel door production facility planned in Aghdam Industrial Park 11 July 2025 16:23 (UTC+04:00) “Castle Door” MMC has been officially granted resident status at the Aghdam Industrial Park, which operates under the Economic Zones Development Agency...

GDP production in non-oil and gas sector increases by 3.9 percent
GDP production in non-oil and gas sector increases by 3.9 percent 11 July 2025 16:41 (UTC+04:00) GDP output in the non-oil and gas sector has grown reasonably over the past 6 months. Access to paid information is limited Find the plan that suits...