At the end of March, the Azerbaijani sovereign wealth fund SOFAZ managed $73.5 billion. This amounts to 93.2% of the economic output that the rating agency Fitch forecasts for 2026. Gold is…

Azerbaijan's Ministry of Finance has lowered its 2026 growth forecast for non-oil-and-gas GDP from 5.0% to 3.1%. At the same time, it has raised its inflation forecast from 4.8% to 5.7%. Both…

In the first half of the year, Azerbaijan exported oil and gas worth 10.8 billion U.S. dollars.

The EU is focusing on connectivity rather than traditional development aid—and opening up new opportunities for infrastructure, logistics, and businesses.

New flight route between Iraq and Azerbaijan: Iraqi Airways is connecting Basra directly with the capital, Baku, for the first time.

The ADB and the World Bank recommend that Azerbaijan implement a CO₂ tax and phase out fossil fuel subsidies.

AzerTelecom and Telecom Armenia have signed an agreement to route international Internet traffic.

The IsDB and Azerbaijan are strengthening their partnership with new financing agreements totaling $6 billion and a strategy through 2031.

With a new agricultural program, Azerbaijan aims to make its agriculture more efficient and export-oriented.

With billions of dollars in investments in natural gas and renewable energy, Azerbaijan is banking on long-term growth in the energy sector.

New agreements between Georgia and Azerbaijan are intended to strengthen energy trade and transit in the South Caucasus.

Too many college graduates, too few skilled jobs: Azerbaijan is grappling with a growing education crisis in the labor market.

The Central Bank of Azerbaijan has significantly lowered its forecast for GDP growth in 2026. Instead of the 2.4 percent expected in February, it now expects…

Azerbaijan is becoming increasingly important to Germany as an energy partner, a logistics hub, and a stabilizing force in the South Caucasus.

Azerbaijan is investing billions in the reconstruction of Karabakh and aims to develop the region into a new economic hub.