ECONOMY

Today, a new grain shipment will be sent from Russia to Armenia via transit through Azerbaijan. Elchi.az reports that this shipment consists of 8 wagons with a total of 560 tons. It should be noted that so far, 20,660 tons of grain (including today’s 560 tons) have been sent from Russia to Armenia via transit […]

The direct impact of the increase in gasoline and diesel fuel prices at the end of last year on annual inflation is estimated at 0.31%, and the indirect impact is estimated at 0.33%. Elchi.az reports that this was stated by Taleh Kazimov, Chairman of the Central Bank of Azerbaijan, at a press conference today. Thus, […]

As of January 1, 2026, the external public debt amounted to 4,813.5 million US dollars, or 6.3 percent of the actual GDP in the amount of 129,094.0 million manats (75,937.6 million US dollars) for 2025. This is reported by Elchi.az with reference to the Ministry of Finance. According to the information, the external public debt […]

The price of gold futures per troy ounce (31.1 grams) has increased in commodity markets. Elchi.az reports with reference to exchange data that the price of February 2026 futures for one troy ounce of gold on the New York COMEX commodity exchange increased by 3.35% to $5,100.46. The price of March 2026 futures for one […]

During trading operations on the ICE London Intercontinental Exchange, the value of the April 2026 contract for Brent oil exports increased by 0.82% to $67.88 per barrel. According to Elchi.az, the price of 1 barrel of WTI oil for export in March 2026 on the New York Mercantile Exchange “NYMEX” also increased by 1.03% to […]

The 955 Call Center of the Azerbaijan State Water Resources Agency (ADSEA) operates around the clock to promptly receive citizens’ complaints and appeals and take appropriate measures. Elchi.az was informed about this by ADSEA. According to the information, the Call Center operating under the unified system of the Agency receives applications live, via voice message […]

“Aztelekom” LLC is strengthening its infrastructure base for the transmission of international internet traffic over the backbone fiber-optic network. This was reported to Elchi.az from the company. Thus, starting from the current month, the company is starting to expand its network (DWDM) based on the existing high-capacity fiber-optic transmission technology and update the relevant software. […]