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Female Employment, Household Norms, and Declining Fertility in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan has seen two major trends of interest for this piece in the last forty years: a steady drop in fertility and a slow rise in ...
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Layoffs Under the Guise of ‘Optimization’ in State-Funded Organizations
Against the backdrop of declining oil revenues, signs of the government beginning to tighten its belt have become increasingly visible.
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Post-Pandemic Economy: The End of Money-Powered Economic Growth for Azerbaijan
Although the final economic indicators for 2025 are not yet available, it is already possible to see the macroeconomic picture of the ...
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A Cross-Country Comparative Review of Budget Documents in the South Caucasus
Summary Active participation of society in budget processes, as well as the ability of society to demand accountability from the ...
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How much interest have foreign investors shown in the Azerbaijani economy over the past 10 years?
The long-term decline in crude oil prices on global markets that began in mid-2014 caused a deep economic and financial crisis in ...
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What Are the Median Incomes and Wages in Azerbaijan?
What Are the Median Incomes and Wages in Azerbaijan? To get a complete picture of the population’s socio-economic situation, ...
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Fines in Azerbaijan: A Tool of Punishment or a Source of Salary Increases?
A proposed amendment to the Administrative Offenses Code will increase fines for violations of the Military Service Law. The State ...
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Research on Internet Access and Network Quality in Azerbaijan
The news that “Aztelekom” Limited Liability Company announced sweeping changes to its broadband service offerings, revising
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Macroeconomic Trends in Azerbaijan (2023-The First Half of 2024)
This issue of BRI’s Bulletin looks at macroeconomic trends Azerbaijan has seen in recent years, especially throughout 2023 and the ...
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Credit Risk Modelling: Shrinkage Methods and Lasso Selection in PD Modelling (Part 2)
In the realm of statistical modeling and machine learning, regression analysis is a fundamental tool for understanding and predicting ...
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Credit Risk Modelling: Shrinkage Methods and Lasso Selection in PD Modelling (Part 1)
In the dynamic environment of the financial industry, the accurate assessment of credit risk is as a pivotal factor in maintaining the ...
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An Evaluation of the Current Situation Regarding Taxi Service Regulations in Azerbaijan, a Public Opinion Survey, and a Comparison with International Experience
Taxi service is one of the few economic sectors in Azerbaijan where there is competition. It is through this competition that prices ...
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Why is the scale of “under the pillow money” so large in Azerbaijan?
On December 9, the Chairman of the Central Bank, Taleh Kazimov, stated that 46 percent of the manat money supply in circulation in the ...
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Crude Oil Production Declines Rapidly In Azerbaijan
Crude Oil Production Declines Rapidly In recent years, Azerbaijan has experienced a steady decline in crude oil production. This ...
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Do developed countries allocate non-refundable financial assistance from the state budget to municipalities?
In response to a media question concerning the limited financial support allocated to municipalities in the draft state budget of 2026,
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Manipulation of Facts and the Real Economic Picture of Azerbaijan
The APA Information Agency, one of the main propaganda channels of the Azerbaijani government, published an article about the ...
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What Explains the Increase in Non-Oil Revenues of Azerbaijan’s State Budget?
A short while ago, in June, the draft law on the execution of the 2024 state budget of the Republic of Azerbaijan was discussed and ...
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The Contribution of the Regions to the National Economy: A Comparison Between Azerbaijan and Neighboring Countries
The distribution of national income across the regions of a given country provides an important statistical basis for assessing the ...
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Why Is Regional GDP Not Measured in Azerbaijan?
To evaluate the outcomes of the four regional development programs implemented by the Azerbaijani government over the past 20 years, ...
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The Structure of Tax Revenues and Tax Burden in Azerbaijan
In Azerbaijan, the analysis of state budget tax revenues traditionally focuses only on the collection of conventional payment types ...
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What is a Social Budget?
Parliament has wrapped up a debate over the 2025 state budget, which will go into effect within the coming days after receiving ...
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Azerbaijan’s Hidden Poverty Statistics
The government of Azerbaijan has greatly and rapidly enriched over the past twenty years. In a very short time, oil production grew by ...
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What Have New Jobs Created in the Past 20 Years Changed in Employment?
Azerbaijan has a high level of informal employment. Addressing the problems of providing employment to the population and reducing ...
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Structure of Azerbaijani National Income
Household statistics may be regarded as one of the most important sources of information reflecting the real state of the economy, ...
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