Zayed Sustainability Prize announces the 2026 finalists driving sustainability and humanitarianism

33 finalists selected from 7,761 submissions across 173 countries This year’s finalists are pioneering inclusive, tech enabled, and locally adapted solutions that tackle urgent global challenges delivering clean energy, safe water, nutritious...

Kazakhstan Aligns Itself With Trump, Calling Climate Change ‘Fraud’

For more than decade, gas and oil rich Kazakhstan has made bold pledges on transitioning to renewable energy, in step with global concern about the causes an implications of climate change. But concrete progress has long been difficult for...

Azerbaijani FM describes OTS as an important regional platform for advancing peace, stability, and sustainable development

Gabala, October 7, AZERTAC “Azerbaijan, aiming to contribute to the work of the Organization of the Turkic States (OTS) and to create an additional incentive for increasing the Secretariat’s budget, has transferred an additional $2 million to the...

Uzbekistan’s Priorities in the Organization of Turkic States: A Factor Ensuring Sustainable Development of Turkic Countries

Fourth, alongside deepening cooperation in humanitarian, economic, and legal spheres, Uzbekistan consistently develops avenues of interaction related to coordinating responses to threats to regional stability. For example, at the Shusha Summit in...

North Macedonia’s Minister of Energy: Azerbaijan's role as a stable supplier can significantly contribute to diversifying our sources   – INTERVIEW

Baku, October 7, Tamilla Mammadova, AZERTAC Against the backdrop of the global energy transition, geopolitical challenges, and the drive for decarbonization, European countries are seeking reliable partners to ensure their energy security and...

Several documents signed at 2nd Azerbaijan Halal Business Forum

Baku, October 7, AZERTAC Two key documents were signed as part of the 2nd Azerbaijan Halal Business (AZHAB) Forum taking place in Baku. Azerbaijan's Small and Medium Business Development Agency (KOBIA) and Türkiye's Bilisim Vadisi (IT Valley)...

COP29 Presidency to co-host Flagship Climate Dialogue on Sea Level Fluctuations in London

Baku, October 7, AZERTAC The COP29 Presidency will co-host a Flagship Dialogue on Sea Level Fluctuations and Unequal Consequences alongside the Commonwealth Secretariat in London, UK, on October 7. “This event will highlight the environmental,...

® Trendyol joins “Walk for Climate Action” in Baku

Trendyol, the leading e-commerce platform in Türkiye and one of the top e-commerce platforms in the world, has once again joined the “Walk for Climate Action” held at the Seaside National Park. As part of Baku Climate Action Week, the walk took...

FM: Confidence was expressed that OTS will be strengthened during Azerbaijan's chairmanship

Confidence has been expressed that the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) will be strengthened during Azerbaijan’s chairmanship, said Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov at the press conference on the conclusion of the 12th Summit of the OTS Council...

Azerbaijan prepares new strategy to strengthen public debt management

Azerbaijan prepares new strategy to strengthen public debt management 7 October 2025 16:25 (UTC+04:00) Azerbaijan is developing a new strategy for managing public debt as part of efforts to enhance financial sustainability and optimize state...

Azerbaijan's Gabala hosts meeting of OTS Council of Foreign Ministers

11:52 En A meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Turkic-speaking States (OTS) was held in Gabala, Olaylar reports. The meeting was held as part of the 12th summit of the Council of Heads of State of the OTS, which will...

Azerbaijan strengthens its economic partnership with OIC countries, says Deputy Minister

Azerbaijan’s trade turnover with the member countries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) approached 6 billion US dollars in the first eight months of 2025, Azernews reports. This was stated by First Deputy Minister of Economy Elnur...

Azerbaijan shapes future of Turkic cooperation at Gabala Summit

12th Summit of the Council of Heads of State of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS), held in GabalaThe meeting underscored the evolution of the OTS from a platform for cultural collaboration into a significant geopolitical and economic actor....

Azerbaijan shapes future of Turkic cooperation at Gabala Summit [OPINION]

12th Summit of the Council of Heads of State of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS), held in GabalaThe meeting underscored the evolution of the OTS from a platform for cultural collaboration into a significant geopolitical and economic actor....

Private sector drives growth in employment contracts in Azerbaijan

Private sector drives growth in employment contracts in Azerbaijan 7 October 2025 17:38 (UTC+04:00) The report highlights that these developments support Azerbaijan’s transition toward a sustainable and inclusive post-oil economy while...

Azerbaijan exploring new foreign borrowing and state guarantee opportunities – Finance Ministry official

Azerbaijan is considering new foreign borrowing opportunities and state guarantees, said Azer Mursagulov, Director of the Agency for Management of State Debt and Financial Obligations under the Ministry of Finance at the “German-Azerbaijani Export...

Baku hosts 65th PABSEC Social Policy Committee Meeting

On October 7, the 65th meeting of the Committee on Social and Humanitarian Policy of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (PABSEC) began its work in Baku, Azerbaijan, Azernews reports. The session is...

Azerbaijan Launches Open Banking Functionality

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 6.​ The Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA) has introduced "Open Banking" functionality in the country's financial sector for the first time, Trend reports via the bank. This step is part of...

FM: Declaration of TRIPP route that will ensure travel between Azerbaijan and Nakhchivan is an important step

“To give our cooperation a more substantive and sustainable character, we must strengthen our economic potential and develop mutual investments and trade among the members of our organization,” said Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov during the...

Azerbaijani FM: Gabala Declaration and other documents will have a positive impact on the development of our organization

"The Gabala Declaration and other documents to be adopted at the end of the Summit will have a positive impact on the development of our organization," said Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov during the meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of...