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ADB backs Azerbaijan’s digital trade ambitions amid surge of Middle Corridor [ANALYSIS]

Azerbaijan has been a member of the ADB since 1999, with the bank investing around $5.6 billion in the country - $4.4 billion in the public sector and $1.2 billion in the private sector. Major investments have targeted transport ($1.5 billion) and energy ($1.7 billion), underlining the country’s strategic role as a regional connectivity and energy hub.

Nation

President Ilham Aliyev shares post on "2026—Year of Urban Planning and Architecture"

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has shared a post on "2026—the Year of Urban Planning and Architecture," Azernews reports.

Oil & Gas

Azerbaijan approves new initiative to boost global recognition of Naftalan oil

Azerbaijan has approved a program aimed at promoting the therapeutic benefits of Naftalan oil and its derivatives on the international stage and expanding their medical use, Azernews reports.

Business

Money transfers between Azerbaijan and Russia decline in January–September

According to information, this figure represents a 22.6% decrease compared to the same period last year.

Analysis

Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict

Final statements delivered in trial of Armenian citizens at Baku Military Court

The court proceedings in the criminal case against citizens of the Republic of Armenia continued on December 22 at the Baku Military Court, with the hearings moving into the stage of final statements by the defendants.

Armenian Aggression

How diaspora politics in Washington distort justice in South Caucasus [OPINION]

There is something strikingly familiar about the latest legislative initiative introduced by Representatives Gus Bilirakis and Frank Pallone. Once again, a pair of United States lawmakers has placed itself at the centre of a deeply polarised foreign conflict, not by promoting balance or legal clarity, but by recycling talking points carefully curated by the Armenian diaspora lobby in Washington.