Azerbaijan
COMMENT: Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and China accelerate efforts to expand the Middle Corridor
Pressing need for expanded infrastructure as freight traffic along the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route increases.
Azerbaijan continues crackdown on independent media
Detentions of six journalists associated with Meydan TV follow similar actions against other independent media outlets.
Azerbaijan rights defender detained ahead of US award ceremony
Rufat Safarov has been ordered to serve four months in pre-trial detention, raising new concerns about civil society restrictions in post-COP29 Azerbaijan.
EBRD warns of risks for emerging markets pursuing industrial policies
Industrial policy is back "with a vengeance” but can have a distorting effect, EBRD chief economist Beata Javorcik told bne IntelliNews
Azerbaijani diplomat detained with 70kg of gold in Turkey
Incident sparked a major investigation, with initial findings suggesting a smuggling operation that involved exploiting diplomatic immunity to bypass border inspections
COP29 ends in failure
After what was supposed to be a pivotal UN climate summit and probably the last chance to avoid an environmental disaster, the COP29 summit in Azerbaijan ended on November 23 in failure.
INTERVIEW: Mobilising private finance for a greener future
EBRD director of sustainable business Gianpiero Nacci details how MDBs are bringing in private investment to help close the climate finance gap.
COMMENT: Will COP29 become a milestone in Azerbaijan’s long-term energy strategy?
After years of reliance on fossil fuel exports, Azerbaijan is steadily switching to renewable energy sources.
Georgia’s Armenians and Azerbaijanis: an easy target for Georgian Dream vote manipulation
Georgia’s minority areas tended – with the help of extensive vote-buying and intimidation, the opposition argues – to vote overwhelmingly in favour of Georgian Dream.
COP29: Report reveals just 1% of 1,200 UNEP methane alerts triggered action
Governments and companies unresponsive even though emissions of the gas represent “low-hanging fruit” in climate crisis fight.
Animal rights activist detained after protesting stray dog killings at Baku COP29 climate summit
Animal rights activists have repeatedly demonstrated against the shooting of strays in Azerbaijan.
Oil sector lobbyists the forth largest delegation at COP29 climate summit
More than 1,770 oil sector lobbyists have travelled to the COP29 summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, to try and slow or stop action to reduce the use of fossil fuels, making them the fourth largest delegation at the summit.
Aliyev roasts the West for double standards as COP29 goes off the rails
Azerbaijan is being slated for failing to lead the COP29 summit, which was expected to disappoint even before it started.
So you want to get on the right side of Donald Trump? Try gift-wrapping a hotel
Though he’s busy preparing for his second stint in the White House, his brand is still doing business the world over.
Azerbaijan calls at COP29 for global efforts to save small island states
The UN has repeatedly tried to draw the world’s attention to the plight of small island states as the climate crisis worsens.
Azerbaijan’s president blasts Western "hypocrisy" in combative COP29 speeches
Ilham Aliyev lashes out at France and other Western countries after criticism of COP29 host Azerbaijan over environmental and human rights record.
Slovak gas distributor SPP concludes pilot deal with Azerbaijan's SOCAR
SPP is looking at options to replace Russian gas brought by pipeline across Ukraine.
The first satellite detected methane and CO2 emissions released by Carbon Mapper
Carbon Mapper released the first methane and carbon dioxide (CO2) detections by the Tanager-1 satellite on October 21, 2024.
Kazakhstan: Seals are dying en masse in the Caspian Sea
It could take months to determine the cause.