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Today’s currency exchange rates

ECONOMY
The Central Bank of Azerbaijan has announced today’s currency exchange rates. “Elchi”-according to the information, on June 29, the US dollar exchange rate remained unchanged at 1.7000 manats, and the Turkish lira was 0.0365 manats. In turn, 100 Russian rubles depreciated to 2.1687 manats, while the euro appreciated to 1.9351 manats.   Currency Code Rate […]
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Gold and silver prices decline in commodity markets

ECONOMY
The value of futures for one troy ounce (31.1 grams) of gold has decreased in commodity markets. Citing elchi exchange data, it is reported that the value of August 2026 gold futures per troy ounce on the New York COMEX exchange fell by 0.6% to 4071.9 US dollars. The price of September 2026 silver futures […]
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Oil prices rise again in global markets

ECONOMY
During trading operations on the “ICE London” intercontinental exchange, the value of the August 2026 contract for the export of “Brent” crude oil increased by 0.71% to 72.5 US dollars per barrel. According to elchi, the price of 1 barrel of “WTI” crude oil for export in August 2026 on the New York “NYMEX” commodity […]
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Baku–Nakhchivan flights cancelled due to lightning weather conditions

ECONOMY
Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) flights scheduled for June 27, 2026, from Baku to Nakhchivan have been cancelled due to lightning weather conditions observed at Nakhchivan Airport. elchi reports that AZAL has released a statement regarding this matter. It was stated that passengers will be provided with detailed information regarding possible changes, and flights will continue to […]
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Natural gas prices have fallen on the New York Stock Exchange

ECONOMY
The price of natural gas futures on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) has decreased. elchi reports that the price of natural gas futures for delivery in August 2026 has decreased by 0.49% to 3.28 USD per 1 million BTU (British thermal unit).
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Key index indicators of world stock markets

ECONOMY
In the American stock markets, the Dow Jones index decreased by 0.09% to 51,876.11 points, the S&P 500 index by 0.05% to 7,354.02 points, and the Nasdaq index by 0.24% to 25,297.62 points. According to elchi, in the European stock markets, the FTSE 100 index fell by 0.21% to 10,508.02 points, France’s CAC-40 index by […]
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Azerbaijani oil has increased in price

ECONOMY
The price of Azerbaijani oil of the “Azeri Light” (CIF) brand has increased in world markets. elchi reports that the price of 1 barrel of Azerbaijani oil has increased by 1.3% or 0.99 USD, reaching 77.37 USD. It should be noted that the previous price of Azerbaijani oil was 76.38 USD. Let us recall that […]
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Customs Committee takes new measures to prevent abuse in e-commerce

ECONOMY, NEWS FEED, SOCIETY
The application of new approaches for the preparation of customs declarations in the “smart-customs” system for goods imported into Azerbaijan via e-commerce starting from June 1 of this year will increase the level of compliance with the rules when using established concessions. This was stated by Shahin Bagirov, Chairman of the State Customs Committee (SCC) […]
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There will be new state duties in the field of seed production

ECONOMY
There will be new state duties for the registration of seed operators operating in the field of seed production and for the issuance of certificates confirming the varietal and sowing qualities of seeds. elchi reports that this is reflected in the new draft law “On State Duty”, which was discussed at today’s meeting of the […]
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ADY plans to purchase new passenger trains and carriages from China – PHOTO

ECONOMY
Rovshan Rustamov, Chairman of Azerbaijan Railways CJSC (ADY), one of the AZCON Holding companies, visited CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Co., Ltd. in the People’s Republic of China during his visit to the country and met with the company’s head, Wang Qiaolin. According to information provided to “Elchi” by ADY, the meeting focused on the development of […]