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Azerbaijan’s non-oil revenues become key story behind its budget surplus

Azerbaijan's January-July budget data, released Monday, shows revenues exceeding forecast by 3.8% and a state surplus of 3.4 billion manats. The headline number is the oil price windfall. The more durable story is the 11.8% growth in non-oil tax collections that is slowly making the headline number less important.

Nation

President Ilham Aliyev met with former Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has met with former President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko, who is visiting Baku.

Oil & Gas

Azerbaijan gas exports rise to 14.43 billion cubic metres, value falls 7.3%

During January-July of this year, Azerbaijan exported 14.4277 billion cubic meters of natural gas, up 0.13 percent compared with the same period last year. The value of exported natural gas decreased by 7.3 percent to $4.8824 billion. For comparison, in January-July 2025, Azerbaijan exported...

Business

Azerbaijan’s potato exports surge as prices come under pressure

Azerbaijan exported 77,408 tons of potatoes in January-July 2026, with total export revenues reaching $29.713 million, AzerNEWS reports, citing the State Customs Committee. Compared with the same period last year, potato exports increased by...