Finance
Azerbaijan central bank revises payment-system fees
Maximum fees for AZIPS and the low-value payments clearing system will fall; the new tariff schedule takes effect on 1 April 2027.
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Agriculture
Azerbaijan’s agricultural output grows 1.1% in January–September
Official data show slower crop growth and faster expansion in livestock production.
Economy
Azerbaijan’s industrial output falls 0.8% in January–September
Manufacturing expanded while total industrial output contracted; electrical equipment and food products also recorded gains.
Economy
Azerbaijan agricultural exports reached $776.8m in January–September
CAERC said combined agricultural and agro-industrial exports rose 19.6% year on year to $1.08bn.
Economy
Azerbaijan consumer prices rose 5.5% year on year in September
The committee reported September CPI up 0.9% month on month and 5.5% year on year.
Economy
Azerbaijan foreign trade totalled $33.9bn in January–August
The statistics committee reported $33.9349bn in foreign trade and a positive balance of $11.0881bn.
Energy
Azerbaijan signs AIIB grants for a green-energy corridor and offshore wind
Azerbaijan’s Energy Ministry said on October 9 that the government signed two grant agreements with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB): one for development of the Caspian Green Energy Corridor project and another for a concept study of coastal infrastructure to support large offshore wind plants. The agreements were signed during an online meeting between Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov and an AIIB delegation.
Business
SOCAR scores 50 in S&P Global’s 2026 sustainability assessment
Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR said on October 9 that it scored 50 out of 100 in S&P Global’s 2026 Corporate Sustainability Assessment. The company said it outperformed 83% of assessed companies in the Oil & Gas Upstream & Integrated industry group.
Economy
Azerbaijan economy grows 1.5% in nine months
Azerbaijan’s gross domestic product rose 1.5% in real terms in January-September from a year earlier, the State Statistical Committee reported.
Economy
Azerbaijan active VAT taxpayers rise 6.9%
Azerbaijan’s State Tax Service said the number of active VAT taxpayers reached 62,414 on 1 October, up 6.9% from the start of the year.
Energy
SOCAR signs agreement for planned 500 MW gas plant in Serbia
SOCAR said it signed a joint-venture agreement with Serbian energy companies EPS and Srbijagas for a planned 500 MW combined-cycle gas-fired plant in Niš.