Azerbaijan
Iraqi Airways launches direct Basra–Baku route
Iraqi Airways has launched a direct Basra–Baku route, starting 8 July with one weekly flight, giving travellers in Basra and Iraq's southern provinces a direct connection to Azerbaijan for the first time.
Why Europe is looking towards Central Asia
The developing world is no longer catching up. In several critical areas, it has pulled ahead — and the institutions that built the modern financial system are only now beginning to understand what that means for them.
CAUCASUS BLOG: EU bets on Armenia and Azerbaijan
Brussels’ South Caucasus policy has shifted as it seeks to secure regional stability, expand transport corridors and reduce Russian influence.
ADB says Azerbaijan's transport sector could cut CO2 emissions by 600,000 tonnes by 2030
ADB says emissions reductions in Azerbaijan's transport sector can be achieved through a modal shift toward rail, the adoption of cleaner fuels and energy efficiency measures.
BP hands operatorship of Azerbaijan's BTC oil pipeline to SOCAR
British energy major BP has officially transferred the operatorship of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) oil export pipeline to Azerbaijan’s state oil firm SOCAR, the joint venture company BTC Co announced on July 1.
EU pledges €200mn South Caucasus package
EU seeks to expand transport and energy links across a region it regards as a strategic crossroads between Europe, the Caspian and Central Asia.
Red tape means Turkmenistan’s modern Caspian Sea port operating at third of capacity, says Middle Corridor official
Multi-billion-dollar facility said to be failing to capitalise on new business boom linked to Hormuz closure.
Azerbaijan moves to ban under-16s from social media
Official tells parliament companies should "not have the right to exploit the psychology of our children" in Azerbaijan.
AzerTelecom and Telecom Armenia sign internet transit deal
Agreement adds a new connectivity route for Armenia, as Baku and Yerevan continue to implement post-conflict normalisation.
Georgia risks losing its leverage card if wartime transit boom fades, analyst warns
Georgian Dream's repeated invocation of Georgia's strategic transit importance to fend off Western criticism is built on a temporary advantage tied to Russia's war in Ukraine that could evaporate once the conflict ends, think-tank director says.
Azerbaijan, Islamic Development Bank seal $6bn in deals
Azerbaijan and the Islamic Development Bank Group used the lender's 51st annual meetings in Baku to sign a new five-year partnership strategy and a raft of financing deals.
Pro-EU sentiment remains strong across Eastern Partnership countries, but divides widen
Public support for European Union membership remains robust across much of the EU’s eastern neighbourhood, with Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova showing particularly high levels of trust and optimism.
Armenian PM says peace process with Azerbaijan already boosting economy
PM Nikol Pashinyan links stronger fiscal revenues, rising investment and demographic shifts to the 2025 peace process.
Oil export price beats Azerbaijan's 2026 budget plan by 22% in Q1
Azerbaijan's crude oil exports fetched an average of $79.5 a barrel in the first quarter of 2026, well above the $65 a barrel assumed in the state budget.
New initiative launched to redirect Gulf energy flows away from Strait toward Mediterranean
Syria envisioned as key cog in new energy distribution network.
Why the Baku-Supsa pipeline is back at the center of the energy game
The transfer of operational functions of the Western Route Export Pipeline, better known as the Baku-Supsa pipeline, to the state authorities of Azerbaijan and Georgia may at first glance look like a purely technical development.
Azerbaijan launches $3bn agricultural transformation programme targeting 33.8% export growth by 2030
Azerbaijan is overhauling its agriculture sector with reforms targeting higher-value output, expanded irrigation and improved land use.
Azerbaijani fintechs catching up with banks, says industry head
Regulatory environment being shaped by the Central Bank of Azerbaijan is laying the groundwork for competitive disruption.
Azerbaijan's big gas push
Azerbaijan used Baku Energy Week to push new gas exports, upstream investment, and a larger US role in its energy sector.
Asia needs Azerbaijan as Hormuz risks grow
The escalating crisis in the Middle East and severe disruptions to energy transportation through the Strait of Hormuz have once again demonstrated how vulnerable the global oil and gas market remains to instability.