Who is behind the news

Central Bank of Azerbaijan

The Central Bank of Azerbaijan runs monetary policy and oversees the manat and the financial sector.

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Ripple

A US blockchain-payments company.

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Bir

An Azerbaijani digital ecosystem with payments, the m10 wallet and a marketplace.

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Google

A technology company developing search, advertising, cloud, Android, YouTube and AI products.

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ABB

An Azerbaijani universal bank providing retail, corporate and digital financial services.

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SOCAR

Azerbaijan’s state oil company operates across exploration, production, processing, transportation and energy sales.

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World Bank

An international financial institution that funds development.

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ADY

Azerbaijan’s railway infrastructure and transport operator, covering freight and passenger services.

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OpenAI

A company researching and deploying artificial-intelligence systems.

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Anthropic

A US AI-safety company and the maker of Claude.

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Media

Reuters

A global news agency.

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Apple

A technology company that builds devices, operating systems and digital services.

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Media

Bloomberg

A US media and financial-data company.

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NVIDIA

A developer of computing platforms and GPUs used in AI, data centres and visualisation.

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International Monetary Fund

The international body responsible for global financial stability.

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Microsoft

A technology company building software, cloud platforms, devices and artificial-intelligence products.

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Kapital Bank

Kapital Bank is an Azerbaijani bank and the legal entity providing banking services under the Birbank brand. Its profile is linked to the digital-brand profile.

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Binance

A global blockchain ecosystem and digital-asset trading platform.

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PASHA Insurance

One of Azerbaijan largest insurers, part of PASHA Holding.

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Samsung

A global technology group producing electronics, semiconductors, mobile devices and appliances.

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Amazon

A US technology company spanning e-commerce, the AWS cloud and devices.

Bank Respublika

An Azerbaijani commercial bank serving individuals, entrepreneurs and companies.

Pasha Life

An Azerbaijani life insurer whose legal entity and licence are listed in the Central Bank register.

Qala Həyat

An Azerbaijani life insurer whose legal entity and licence are listed in the Central Bank register.

SpaceX

A US space company and the operator of the Starlink satellite-internet service.

Birbank

Birbank is the banking brand of Kapital Bank. This profile covers the brand’s digital banking products and services; Kapital Bank is the licensed bank.

Financial analytics

Fitch Ratings

An international credit rating agency publishing ratings and research on companies, financial institutions and sovereigns.

Meqa Sığorta

An Azerbaijani insurance company listed in the Central Bank register of insurers.

Qala Sığorta

An Azerbaijani insurance company listed in the Central Bank register of insurers.

A cloud messenger with cross-device sync, channels, groups and developer tools.

Xalq Sığorta

An Azerbaijani insurance company listed in the Central Bank register of insurers.

Atəşgah Həyat

An Azerbaijani life insurer whose legal entity and licence are listed in the Central Bank register.

AZAL

Azerbaijan’s national airline operates passenger services from Baku across domestic and international routes.

AzSığorta

An Azerbaijani insurance company listed in the Central Bank register of insurers.

Boeing

A US aerospace and aircraft manufacturer.

Mastercard

A global payments company and card-network operator.

Coinbase

A public company building a platform and infrastructure for crypto-asset activity.

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Xalq Bank

An Azerbaijani bank offering retail and corporate banking, lending, deposits and payment products.

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Asian Development Bank

A multilateral development bank financing projects across Asia-Pacific.

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AccessBank

An Azerbaijani bank focused on lending to micro, small and medium-sized businesses.

Airbus

A European maker of commercial and military aircraft.

AZCON Holding

An Azerbaijani investment and industrial group.

PASHA Bank

A corporate bank serving large businesses, SMEs and private-banking clients in Azerbaijan and the region.

PASHA Holding

One of Azerbaijan’s largest private holdings, with assets in finance, real estate and services.

Tesla

A US maker of electric vehicles and energy products.

Xiaomi

A Chinese maker of smartphones, electronics and smart devices.

Yelo Bank

An Azerbaijani bank offering products for consumers and small businesses, including mobile banking.

AYNA

Azerbaijan’s land-transport agency, regulating road transport.

bp

An international energy company and operator of major oil and gas projects in Azerbaijan.

Financial analytics

S&P Global

A global provider of credit ratings, market data, financial indices and analytics.

Tether

The issuer of the largest stablecoin, USDT.

Port of Baku

The international sea trade port at Alat is a key hub for Trans-Caspian and regional freight routes.

AMD

A US maker of processors and graphics chips.

Azercell

An Azerbaijani mobile operator providing voice, internet and digital services.

Azer-Turk Bank

An Azerbaijani bank operating since 1995. It serves individuals, companies and small and medium-sized businesses, offering loans, deposits, cards, payment and digital banking services.

Citigroup

One of the largest banks in the US.

Mercedes-Benz

A German premium-car maker.

Media

Netflix

A US streaming service for films and series.

Visa

A US payments company and card-network operator.

Baku Metro

The operator of the Baku Metro.

AFB Bank

An Azerbaijani commercial bank providing retail and corporate services.

ASCO

Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company operates transport and specialised fleets and provides maritime services.

AzInTelecom

Azerbaijan’s state ICT-services and data-centre operator.

AzRe

An Azerbaijani reinsurance company with legal-entity and licence information published by the Central Bank.

Intel

A US semiconductor and processor maker.

Kaspersky

A global cybersecurity company.

Lukoil

A Russian oil and gas company.

m10

m10 is a PashaPay digital wallet for payments and transfers. The CBA electronic money register lists m10 as a brand of PashaPay MMC.

Unibank

An Azerbaijani bank developing retail, business and digital financial products.

Xalq Kapital

A licensed Azerbaijani investment company listed in the Central Bank register.

Assist Finance

A licensed Azerbaijani investment company listed in the Central Bank register.

Capital markets

Baku Stock Exchange

Baku Stock Exchange organises securities trading and is listed in the Central Bank of Azerbaijan capital-market register.

Bank of Baku

An Azerbaijani retail bank known for its lending and payment products.

Capital Partners

A licensed Azerbaijani investment company listed in the Central Bank register.

Venture capital

A venture investor publishing a portfolio of technology companies from the Caucasus, Türkiye, Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Its portfolio directory identifies companies and their investor-reported status.

CFI Financial

A licensed Azerbaijani investment company listed in the Central Bank register.

CPM-Invest

A licensed Azerbaijani investment company listed in the Central Bank register.

Davr Bank

A commercial bank in Uzbekistan offering loans, deposits, payments and other banking services to individuals and businesses.

Expressbank

An Azerbaijani bank serving individuals and businesses.

Huawei

A Chinese telecom and technology company making network gear and devices.

IBM

A US technology company in software, cloud, consulting and AI.

İN

İnno Kapital

A licensed Azerbaijani investment company listed in the Central Bank register.

InvestAZ

A licensed Azerbaijani investment company listed in the Central Bank register.

NEQSOL Holding

An international group active in energy, telecommunications, high technology and construction.

Oracle

A US developer of databases, enterprise software and cloud services.

Pasha Capital

A licensed Azerbaijani investment company listed in the Central Bank register.

Premium Bank

An Azerbaijani commercial bank serving retail and corporate clients.

Rabitabank

An Azerbaijani bank developing retail and corporate financial services.

Robinhood

A US brokerage app for retail investors.

Insurance and marine risk

Surety Marine

A company developing underwriting solutions for marine and financial risks, including surety, vessel, cargo and marine-project coverage.

TikTok

The TikTok short-video platform, owned by China’s ByteDance.

Troni

A licensed Azerbaijani investment company listed in the Central Bank register.

TuranBank

An Azerbaijani commercial bank offering retail and corporate services.

Unicapital

A licensed Azerbaijani investment company listed in the Central Bank register.

Volkswagen

A German automotive group.

Wizz Air

A European airline operating with a low-fare model.

X (Twitter)

The X social network (formerly Twitter).

xAI

A US artificial-intelligence company and the maker of Grok.

Sberbank

The largest bank in Russia and a technology ecosystem.

Yapi Kredi Bank Azerbaijan

The Azerbaijani subsidiary of Türkiye’s Yapı Kredi banking group.

ADNOC

The state oil company of the UAE.

Air Astana

The national air carrier of Kazakhstan.

Mining

AzerGold

An Azerbaijani mining company engaged in exploration, extraction and processing of precious and non-ferrous metals.

Azərbaycan Sənaye Bankı

A bank in Azerbaijan listed in the Central Bank register.

Baku Electronics

An Azerbaijani electronics and appliances retailer.

Bank Avrasiya

An Azerbaijani bank providing financial services to businesses and individuals.

Bank Melli Iran, Baku branch

The Baku branch of Bank Melli Iran, listed in the Central Bank of Azerbaijan bank register.

Bank of Georgia

One of the largest banks in Georgia.

BlackRock

The world’s largest asset manager.

BYD

A Chinese maker of electric vehicles and batteries.

Hyundai

A South Korean automaker.

JPMorgan Chase

The largest US bank, active in investment and consumer banking.

KazMunayGas

The national oil and gas company of Kazakhstan.

Gadgets

LG Electronics

A South Korean maker of consumer electronics and appliances.

Lufthansa

A German airline within the Lufthansa Group, operating an international passenger network.

Financial analytics

Moody’s

A global provider of credit ratings, financial data and risk analysis.

Ozon

A Russian e-commerce platform operating a marketplace, logistics and financial services.

SAP

A German enterprise-software company.

Saudi Aramco

Saudi Arabia’s state oil company and one of the world’s largest.

SoftBank Group

A Japanese investment holding company with interests in technology, artificial intelligence and telecommunications.

Spotify

A Swedish audio-streaming service.

Strategy

A US company formerly known as MicroStrategy, developing business intelligence software and a corporate bitcoin treasury strategy.

TotalEnergies

A French integrated energy company.

Uber

A US ride-hailing and delivery platform.

Wildberries

An online marketplace connecting sellers and buyers through warehousing, delivery and order collection infrastructure.

Azerpost

Azerbaijan’s national postal operator.

EBRD

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

Ziraat Bank Azerbaijan

The Azerbaijani subsidiary of Türkiye’s Ziraat Bank.

ACWA Power

A Saudi Arabian company developing power generation, water desalination and green hydrogen projects.

Adobe

A US developer of creative and digital software.

Mining

Anglo Asian Mining

A mining company operating in Azerbaijan and producing gold, copper and silver.

Azersun Holding

A major Azerbaijani agro-industrial and food group.

AzerTelecom

Azerbaijan’s backbone telecom operator providing infrastructure and international network services.

Utilities

Azərsu

Azərsu is a historical name of Azerbaijan’s water-supply organisation. The operator’s official account states that Azərsu was reorganised into İri Şəhərlərin Birləşmiş Su Təchizatı Xidməti under the decree of 17 November 2023. Current operator information is published at isst.gov.az.

Aztelekom

Azerbaijan state operator of fixed-line communications and internet.

Bakcell

An Azerbaijani mobile operator providing voice, internet and digital services.

Industry

Baku Steel Company

An Azerbaijani steel producer.

Bravo

A large supermarket chain in Azerbaijan.

Cisco

A US maker of networking hardware and cybersecurity solutions.

Citynet

An Azerbaijani provider of fibre-optic internet and digital television for households and businesses.

DeepSeek

A Chinese company developing large language models.

Embafinans

An Azerbaijani non-bank credit organisation offering lending products to individuals.

Etihad Airways

The national airline of Abu Dhabi.

ExxonMobil

A US oil and gas corporation.

Gazprom

A Russian gas corporation.

Gilan Holding

An Azerbaijani diversified group with assets in industry, real estate and retail.

GoldenPay

GoldenPay, legally Qoldenpey MMC, is an Azerbaijani electronic money institution. The CBA register lists the Hesab.az and Pulz brands.

Gran Tierra Energy

An international oil and gas company focused on hydrocarbon exploration and production.

Halyk Bank

The largest bank in Kazakhstan by assets.

HP

A US maker of computers and printers.

ING

An international banking group based in the Netherlands, providing retail and wholesale financial services.

Kaspi.kz

A Kazakh fintech ecosystem with payments, a marketplace and banking.

Kontakt Home

An Azerbaijani electronics and appliances retail chain.

Kraken

A US cryptocurrency exchange.

Maersk

A Danish container-shipping and logistics group.

Masdar

A UAE energy company developing renewable energy and green hydrogen projects internationally.

Capital markets

National Depository Center

The National Depository Center of Azerbaijan maintains securities records and custody and serves depository-system participants. The CBA describes it as a non-profit legal entity established by the Central Bank.

Palantir

A US big-data analytics and AI company.

Qatar Airways

Qatar’s international airline with a global network through Doha.

Qualcomm

A US designer of mobile chips and wireless technologies.

Revolut

A UK neobank with cards, transfers and currency exchange.

Silk Way West Airlines

An Azerbaijani cargo airline, a major freight carrier in the region.

Sony

A Japanese electronics, gaming and entertainment group.

Stripe

A US payments platform for internet businesses.

Toyota

A Japanese automaker and one of the world’s largest.

TRACECA

The international Europe–Caucasus–Asia transport-corridor programme.

TSMC

A Taiwanese company and the world’s largest contract chip maker.

Turkish Airlines

Türkiye’s national airline.

Uzum Bank

A digital bank in Uzbekistan within the Uzum ecosystem, offering bank cards, transfers and payment services.

Veyseloglu

An Azerbaijani distribution and retail group (Bravo supermarkets).

VTB (Azerbaijan)

The Azerbaijani subsidiary of the VTB banking group, serving retail and corporate clients.

Mining

Kazatomprom

Kazakhstan’s national atomic company, engaged in uranium mining and nuclear fuel-cycle products.

ABB Invest

A licensed Azerbaijani investment company listed in the Central Bank register.

AzeriCard

An Azerbaijani payment institution licensed by the Central Bank for payment acquiring.

MFX-Trading

A licensed Azerbaijani investment company listed in the Central Bank register.

PashaPay

PashaPay is an Azerbaijani electronic money institution. The CBA register lists m10 and MilliÖN as its brands.

Venture capital

SABAH.fund

A venture fund in the SABAH.HUB ecosystem focused on pre-seed and seed companies. Its official page publishes the investment focus, team and portfolio.

United Payment

An electronic money institution in Azerbaijan. Its licence and permitted services are listed in the Central Bank register.