Azerbaijan has committed substantial funds from its state budget for the ongoing restoration and development of liberated territories, ensuring long-term economic recovery and sustainable growth in the region.
The Great Return program in Azerbaijan has significantly advanced resettlement efforts in the liberated territories, supporting both housing and employment opportunities for thousands of families.
Azerbaijan's State Committee reports significant progress in the resettlement of internally displaced persons to the liberated territories under the First State Program for Large-Scale Return.
In 2024, a significant number of foreign workers worked in micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in Azerbaijan.
As of early November, Azerbaijan’s economically active population reached roughly 5.4 million, with around 5.1 million employed.
Azerbaijan’s rail and maritime transport saw mixed trends in the first ten months of 2025, with rail cargo declining to around 14 million tons while passenger numbers rose to roughly 8.3 million.
Azerbaijan’s State Social Protection Fund (SSPF) is set to have expenditures of around 8.5 billion manat for 2026, financed mainly through projected revenues and existing reserves.
Azerbaijan plans to allocate nearly two billion manats from the 2026 state budget for agriculture, housing, and environmental protection.
In the first nine months of 2025, ASCO, part of AZCON Holding, managed 73,419 m
The bodies of crew member of Silk Way plane crash to be given to relatives.
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Awarding ceremony of the winners of Azerbaijan, Baku Championships in Acrobatic Gymnastics took place May 21 in the Sports-Concert Complex named after Heydar Aliyev
The second day of Azerbaijan and Baku Championships in Acrobatic Gymnastics kicked off at the Sports and Concert Complex named after Heydar Aliyev on May 21.
The new visa exemptions for Azerbaijani citizens traveling to select countries in 2025 are expected to facilitate increased diplomatic and economic exchanges, enhancing international cooperation.
The report highlights ongoing financial support for internally displaced persons, reflecting adjustments in beneficiary numbers and expenditures from the state budget for these allowances.
Aztelekom has successfully expanded telecommunications services to multiple liberated settlements in Azerbaijan, advancing the country’s digital infrastructure and connectivity efforts in the region as part of the broader "Great Return" initiative.
In 2025, Azerbaijan Railways (ADY), part of AZCON Holding, saw a significant increase in passenger traffic on domestic routes and the Absheron circular railway. The number of passengers exceeded the previous year’s results, with a notable rise in December compared to the same month in 2024.
Azerbaijan has finalized its budget allocations for social agencies for the coming year, with funding planned for employment, social security, and labor market oversight institutions.
Azerbaijan plans to allocate 11.4 million manat ($6.72 million) in 2026 for maintaining its cultural centers abroad. According to data from the draft 2026 state budget, this is 2 million manat ($1.18 million), or 21.9%, more than in 2025.
A total of 8. 7 billion manat ($5. 14 billion) will be allocated from Azerbaijan’s 2026 state budget for defense and national security, marking an increase of 318. 5 million manat ($188 million), or 3.
The number of insured persons in the individual accounting system among legal entities, individuals, and landowners continued to grow in Azerbaijan from January through July 2025.
The next phase of residential construction in Aghdam has begun, with work focused on the city’s fifth residential district, neighborhood O-129.
From January to July 2025, compulsory state social insurance payments in Azerbaijan exceeded forecasts by 280. 8 million manat ($165 million). Budgetary organizations’ payments rose by 126. 9 million manat ($74.
Between January and July 2025, Azerbaijan's State Agency for Medical and Social Examination and Rehabilitation recognized disability status for 32,600 citizens, streamlining social benefit assignments through an electronic system to enhance efficiency in social protection.
A campaign recently launched by a group of bloggers against Armenia’s Metsamor nuclear power plant successfully continues, said Azay Guliyev, Azerbaijani MP, deputy chairman of the Committee on Political Affairs and Security of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly.
Despite enormous swaths of its liberated territories having been cleared of mines and unexploded ordnance, Azerbaijan's massive demining operations are far from over.
In Azerbaijan, 354,906 tons of raw cotton have been harvested from 100,468 hectares of land so far in 2025. The average cotton yield stands at 35.33 centners per hectare, the highest since 2000, surpassing the previous record of 33.6 centners/ha in 2020.
As of December 1, Azerbaijan’s average cotton yield reached 34.35 c/ha. Beylagan recorded the highest yield at 39.79 c/ha, producing 35,410.3 tons from 8,898.3 hectares. Farmers receive state subsidies of 210 manat (~$123) per ton for modern irrigated fields and 195 manat (~$115) per ton for traditional fields.
Azerbaijan’s SSPF revenues reached 6. 6 billion manat ($3. 89 billion) in the first ten months of 2025, six percent above forecasts. Mandatory social insurance contributions grew eight percent to 5.
Azerbaijan plans to allocate over 70 million manat next year to support self-employment programs, including professional training and property distribution for participants.
Azerbaijan’s Social Protection Fund plans to spend 0.07 million manat ($41,000) in 2026 on international organization membership fees, including 40,000 manat ($23,400) for ISSA and 30,000 manat ($17,500) for the Int'l Association of Pension and Social Funds.
The restoration of the 19th-century Girls’ School in Shusha highlights Azerbaijan’s ongoing efforts to preserve and celebrate its cultural heritage.
Measures taken to mobilize local financial resources, improve tax administration, and enhance the effectiveness of financial management are yielding tangible results.
The bodies of crew member of Silk Way plane crash to be given to relatives.
Some “organized current” has been closing down music concerts in Iran lately, said Iranian Ministry of Culture spokesman Hossein Nushabadi.