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…
From January through July, Armenia exported goods worth 4,035.7 million U.S. dollars, down 7.9% from a year earlier. This was reported by the Armenian Statistical Committee on…
From January through July 2026, Georgia imported $678.0 million worth of goods from Germany. That is 7% less than during the same period last year. Germany's share…
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…
The EU is focusing on connectivity rather than traditional development aid—and opening up new opportunities for infrastructure, logistics, and businesses.
Noytech's Perry Neumann on corridors, bottlenecks and the reality behind the grand infrastructure visions of the South Caucasus. An interview by Thomas Baier.