Azerbaijan: increased salary not to entail price hike

The Azerbaijani government will take all necessary measures to prevent intended increase in prices after increase of the minimum wage, Abulfat Maharramov, director of the labor policy department of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Population of Azerbaijan, declared. Maharramov said the National Confederation of Entrepreneurs would be given relevant instructions to prevent…

Azerbaijan: production of Peugeot cars launched

Azerbaijan’s AzerMash company together with the automobile company Iran Khodro Industrial Group (IKCO) have launched the production of Peugeot cars under the Khazar brand on the basis of the Neftchala Industrial Site, spokesperson for AzerMash company Gunay Namidar reported. “Several Peugeot cars have been already produced,” she added. “The cars have been equipped with an…

Azerbaijan: persimmon exports up in 2018

Last year, Azerbaijan increased the sale of persimmon by 17.5% YoY, the Chairman of the Association of Producers and Exporters of Persimmon, Gadir Yusifov, reported. In 2017, Azerbaijan sold persimmons for a total amount of $97 million. In 2018, the cultivation reached $114 million, which indicated an increase of 17.5%. Azerbaijani persimmon is mainly exported…