Norwegian energy company Equinor paid $2 million in taxes to the government of Azerbaijan in 2025 in connection with its involvement in the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline (BTC), AzerNEWS reports.
Direct investments from Azerbaijan to Central Asian countries increased in 2025, while inflows from the region into Azerbaijan recorded a sharp rise, AzerNEWS reports.
U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran beginning February 28, 2026, have triggered consequences for Russia and Azerbaijan and may boost U.S. influence in the South Caucasus.
The official spokesperson of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, General Ali Mohammad Naini, has been killed in airstrikes, according to confirmation from the IRGC.
On March 20, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif held a telephone conversation.
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