Day: January 7, 2026

Azerbaijan was among the top five importers of chocolate from Russia in the first nine months of last year, according to data from the UN Trade Platform, Azernews reports.

The top five Eastern European source countries for visitors to Azerbaijan in November 2025 were Ukraine, Belarus, Poland, Hungary, and Moldova.

A total of 616 applications were submitted from Azerbaijan to study under the Intergovernmental Scholarship Program (ISP), with China and Hungary remaining the main destinations. The information was published by the State Agency for Science and Higher Education, Azernews reports.

Robust foreign exchange reserves help the country weather global volatility, support confidence in the manat, and provide a buffer for external shocks.

The construction of a fiber-optic cable along the bottom of the Caspian Sea between Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan is expected to be completed by the end of 2026, according to Kazakh media, which cited Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Development and Artificial Intelligence Jaslan Madiyev, Azernews reports.