Day: June 12, 2026
The shifting structural baseline of Azerbaijan’s economy has long been a focal point for macroeconomic analysis, particularly within the context of resource dependence and the volatile trajectories of global energy markets. For decades, the dominant discourse surrounding post-Soviet petrostates assumed an almost inescapable vulnerability to the “resource curse”—a condition characterized by hyper-dependence on hydrocarbon exports, structural stagnation in non-resource sectors, and acute exposure to external commodity price shocks.
The Government of Canada has introduced a new digital safety bill aimed at strengthening online protection for minors. The proposed legislation includes a ban on social media use for children under the age of 16, with exceptions only for platforms that comply with strict safety standards, AzerNEWS reports.
