Why does Bitcoin pay for other markets’ problems?

Equity-market stress, expensive financing and leverage can weigh on Bitcoin while its network operates normally. How external shocks reach crypto markets.

Sadraddin AghjayevNovember 9, 2026

Remittances rose 40%: why Azerbaijan’s exposure to Russia increased

Russia contributed roughly two-thirds of the first-half increase in remittances. What greater concentration means for recipients and domestic demand.

Fewer guest nights, higher revenue: Azerbaijan’s changing hotel economics

Hotel revenue rose 0.6% while guest nights fell 6.6%. What the divergence means for income, utilisation and costs.

Expensive oil: how much does Azerbaijan gain from higher prices?

Why higher oil quotations do not translate directly into budget receipts, and how shipment volumes change the outcome.

More card payments, smaller tickets: what Azerbaijan’s data show

POS payment count rose 56.3%, while value increased 12.3%. Why neither figure alone measures growth in real consumption.

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Remittances rose 40%: why Azerbaijan’s exposure to Russia increased

Russia contributed roughly two-thirds of the first-half increase in remittances. What greater concentration means for recipients and domestic demand.

Sadraddin AghjayevNovember 9, 2026

Economy

Fewer guest nights, higher revenue: Azerbaijan’s changing hotel economics

Hotel revenue rose 0.6% while guest nights fell 6.6%. What the divergence means for income, utilisation and costs.

Sadraddin AghjayevNovember 9, 2026

Economy

Expensive oil: how much does Azerbaijan gain from higher prices?

Why higher oil quotations do not translate directly into budget receipts, and how shipment volumes change the outcome.

Sadraddin AghjayevNovember 9, 2026

Economy

More card payments, smaller tickets: what Azerbaijan’s data show

POS payment count rose 56.3%, while value increased 12.3%. Why neither figure alone measures growth in real consumption.

Sadraddin AghjayevNovember 9, 2026

Economy

A 20% versus 34% loan rate adds AZN 852 over two years

A FinFly calculation for a two-year AZN 5,000 loan shows the effect of different interest rates on monthly payments and total interest.

Zeyni JafarovNovember 9, 2026

Economy

Unsecured loans account for 55.3% of Azerbaijan microbusiness lending

The unsecured share is 11.8% for medium-sized businesses. The gap describes loan portfolio composition, rather than applicants’ approval chances.

Zeyni JafarovNovember 9, 2026

Economy

Azerbaijan non-bank lenders: quarterly profit falls 18.5% despite strong annual growth

Non-bank lenders earned AZN 32.2 million in the third quarter. Operating profit was broadly stable, while provisioning charges and income tax increased.

Zeyni JafarovNovember 9, 2026