News Terminal Green Economy Construction Nuclear Program Central Asia Turkmenistan The Balkans The Baltics South Caucasus Azernews.az Azerbaijan lifts curtain on airport construction in Alat Free Economic Zone 8 August 2025 21:07 (UTC +04:00) Photo: AFEZ Azerbaijan’s Alat Airport project, now nearing 50% completion, is set to become a key multimodal logistics hub with a projected cargo capacity of 1.5 million tons, significantly boosting the country's role in the Middle Corridor trade route. Access to paid information is limited If You already have a account, please log in Subscription to paid content Gain access to all that Trend has to offer, as well as to premium, licensed content via subscription or direct purchase through a credit card. 10 news item Subscribe to paid news for 3 months See all packages Ex-US ambassador hails expected initialing of Azerbaijani-Armenian peace deal text 21:30 (UTC+04) President Ilham Aliyev's White House meetings to be broadcast livе 21:28 (UTC+04) Azerbaijan lifts curtain on airport construction in Alat Free Economic Zone 21:07 (UTC+04) Azerbaijan, US brainstorm human capital development cooperation 20:55 (UTC+04) Tajikistan records rise in tourist arrivals in 1H2025 20:47 (UTC+04) Suspension of Section 907 to demonstrate new vector in US-Azerbaijan relations - analyst 20:19 (UTC+04) Kazakhstan–Netherlands agri group deepens tech and climate co-op – Clingendael (Exclusive) 20:00 (UTC+04) Dayhanbank takes lead in expanding ATM network 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doubles barley exports in 2024–2025 marketing year 7 August 22:07 (UTC+04) Azerbaijan sees growth in number of local taxpayers 7 August 21:52 (UTC+04) Azerbaijan's state budget surplus posts uptick in 7M2025 7 August 21:09 (UTC+04) Azerbaijani state budget revenues hit projections in 7M2025 7 August 20:58 (UTC+04) Azerbaijan spills beans on state mortgage lending volume 7 August 20:09 (UTC+04) Azerbaijan counts installed new generation cash registers in 7M2025 7 August 19:54 (UTC+04) New promise for Middle Corridor: Chinese firm joins Azerbaijani-Kazakh-Georgian JV (PHOTO) 7 August 19:25 (UTC+04) Azerbaijan tallies VAT paid through non-cash real estate transactions 7 August 19:07 (UTC+04) Azerbaijani State Oil Fund fully executes its budget obligation in 7M2025 7 August 18:56 (UTC+04) Azerbaijan, Georgia expore BTK development partnership (PHOTO) 7 August 18:40 (UTC+04) Azerbaijan's industrial zones shine with automobile production surge in 1H2025 7 August 18:10 (UTC+04) Uzbekistan’s gold reserves reach new high while currency assets decline 7 August 18:04 (UTC+04) Kazakhstan’s Tokayev appoints new ambassador to Thailand 7 August 17:54 (UTC+04) Uzbekistan, KfW Ipex-Bank discuss cooperation on major transport projects 7 August 17:51 (UTC+04) Kazakhstan accelerates border modernization to boost transit efficiency 7 August 17:41 (UTC+04) Singaporean firm set to take full control of leading Uzbek mining company 7 August 17:41 (UTC+04) Broad spectrum of Turkmen petrochemical exports offered on state exchange 7 August 17:36 (UTC+04) Participants of VI Diaspora Youth Summer Camp visit Azerbaijan's Shusha (PHOTO) 7 August 17:36 (UTC+04) Kyrgyzstan's Bala-Saruu HPP close to meeting 2025 power output goal 7 August 17:33 (UTC+04) IMF praises Serbia’s growth but urges structural reforms 7 August 17:19 (UTC+04) The Balkans Turkmenistan, EU strengthen global gateway co-op at LLDC3 Conference 7 August 17:18 (UTC+04) Kyrgyzstan to boost media development through new legislation 7 August 17:12 (UTC+04) China Railway Container to join Azerbaijani-Kazakh-Georgian Railway venture 7 August 17:10 (UTC+04) Turkmenistan, US discuss bilateral ties at UN Conference in Awaza 7 August 16:58 (UTC+04) Turkmenistan Germany's Statista predicts budget balances for South Caucasus nations until 2031 7 August 16:55 (UTC+04) Chairman of Israel-Azerbaijan Business Council calls Kedmi’s statements idle pensioner speculations 7 August 16:40 (UTC+04) Estonia joins UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries 7 August 16:21 (UTC+04) The Baltics Uzbekistan reports increased ATM and Kiosk installations in 1H2025 7 August 16:17 (UTC+04) Turkmenistan, UNCTAD ink deal to launch next phase of smart customs project 7 August 16:03 (UTC+04) Dutch Clingendael outlines investment avenues in Kazakhstan's green economy (Exclusive) 7 August 15:42 (UTC+04) Patriotic War victim says he was shot while in captivity 7 August 15:41 (UTC+04) Tuition payments made easy with the Yelo App! 7 August 15:38 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