Russia's Astrakhan Region Governor Igor Babushkin has said that direct flights will be launched between Astrakhan and Baku starting from June 2022.

Economy Minister Mikayil Jabbarov has said that the value-added in the non-oil industry of Azerbaijan increased by 17.8 percent, in 2021.

The global economy experienced regression and numerous problems during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A subsidiary company of the Sumgayit Chemical Industrial Park (SCIP), the Universal Packing Industry CJSC, is to commission its packing products plant by late 2021, the Economy Ministry reported on September 1.

The number of people employed in Azerbaijan’s economy increased by 107.2 thousand people or 7.0 percent year-on-year in March amounting to 1 million 641.5 thousand people, the State Statistics Committee reported on April 15.

During the plenary session to be held on March 30, Azerbaijan’s parliament will discuss Azerbaijan's joining another international document, Trend reports.

Ivana Duarte, Head of the EBRD’s (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development) Baku office has praised Azerbaijan’s efforts to develop the country’s alternative energy sector. In an exclusive interview to Azernews, she also said that the EBRD is spearheading the effort to launch competitive tendering of renewable energy through auctions in the country. Below is the text of the full interview: