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Banks will report to the Central Bank on green loans

ECONOMY
In accordance with the newly adopted regulations, reporting requirements have been introduced for banks to the Central Bank regarding measures taken in the direction of green loans and sustainable finance. elchi reports that this was stated by Toghrul Aliyev, Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA), during his speech at the “V Agribusiness […]
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Minister: Application of modern irrigation systems in the agricultural sector will be increased by 2 times

ECONOMY
Currently, approximately 10–14% of irrigated lands in Azerbaijan are equipped with modern irrigation systems. This accounts for about 130,000 hectares of land. elchi reports that Minister of Agriculture Majnun Mammadov stated this during a panel discussion at the conference titled “Modern Agricultural Cooperation as a Foundation for Sustainable Development and a Guarantor of Food Security” […]
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Last year, 280 million manats were paid to farmers

ECONOMY
In 2025, more than 280 million manats in sowing subsidies were paid to farmers, and tens of thousands of producers were covered by state support. elchi reports with reference to Oxu.az that Minister of Agriculture Majnun Mammadov stated this during his speech at the Agribusiness Development Forum. He noted that at the same time, more […]
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Oil prices on the world market have fallen by nearly 2 dollars

ECONOMY
Oil prices on the world market have fallen by nearly 2 dollars. elchi reports that June futures for WTI crude oil on the NYMEX exchange decreased by 1.85% or 1.89 dollars, amounting to 100.38 US dollars per barrel. On London’s ICE exchange, July futures for Brent crude oil fell by 1.68% or 1.85 dollars, reaching […]
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Today’s currency exchange rates

ECONOMY
The Central Bank of Azerbaijan has announced today’s currency exchange rates. elchi-ın məlumatına görə, on May 6, the US dollar exchange rate remained unchanged at 1.7000 manats, and the Turkish lira stood at 0.0376 manats. The euro increased to 1.9951 manats, while 100 Russian rubles decreased to 2.2513 manats.
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More than 20 million passengers used the metro last month

ECONOMY
More than 20 million trips were made in the metro in April. “Elchi” reports that “Baku Metro” CJSC has released information regarding this. It was stated that 20 million 510 thousand 29 passengers were served in the Baku metro last month, which is an increase of 0.11% compared to the same period last year. During […]
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Today’s currency exchange rates

ECONOMY
The Central Bank of Azerbaijan has announced today’s currency exchange rates. According to elchi, on May 5, the exchange rate of the US dollar remained unchanged at 1.7000 manats, and the Turkish lira stood at 0.0376 manats. The Euro decreased to 1.9850 manats, and 100 Russian rubles decreased to 2.2641 manats.  
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Temporary special traffic lanes to be created in Baku within the framework of WUF13

ECONOMY
Within the framework of WUF13, temporary special traffic lanes will be organized on a number of streets and avenues in Baku. This was reported to “Elchi” by the Azerbaijan Land Transport Agency (AYNA). Temporary traffic lanes will be created on Heydar Aliyev Avenue – Airport Highway, Abbasgulu Agha Bakikhanov Street, Mehdi Abbasov Street, Mikayil Aliyev […]
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LSFI announces three steps for the development of capital markets in CAREC

ECONOMY, WORLD
LSFI identifies three steps for the development of capital markets in CAREC Member countries of the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) program must take three key steps to develop their capital markets. According to elchi, Nicoletta Centofanti, CEO of the Luxembourg Sustainable Finance Initiative (LSFI), stated this at a capital […]