By 1969 student protests were raging across Japan, as anti-university, anti-war and anti-government movements mingled in strikes and classroom blockades. “Students were getting really violent,” Makoto Kubota recalls of Kyoto’s Doshisha University, leaving his studies in shambles. But when his quiet, magnetic fellow student Takashi Mizutani invited Kubota to the first gig by his band…
Shorouk Express Economy Materials 21 October 2025 21:55 (UTC +04:00) Photo: EBRD The EBRD currently supports 252 active projects across the country. According to the bank, 84 percent of its total portfolio in Türkiye is linked to private sector investments. Access to paid information is limited If You already have a…
Shorouk Express Economy Materials 20 October 2025 15:53 (UTC +04:00) Over 27 years, Iran’s SPGC delivered 2.36 billion m³ of natural gas from 2.78 billion m³ of rich gas. It also produced 3.47 million barrels of gas condensate. Currently, the company processes 650 million m³ of gas daily, producing over 600 million m³…
Shorouk Express Economy Materials 11 October 2025 19:55 (UTC +04:00) The Mortgage and Credit Guarantee Fund (MCGF) has issued government-backed loans totaling around 3.7 billion manat to more than 55,000 borrowers. Access to paid information is limited If You already have a account, please log in Subscription to paid…
Shorouk Express Economy Materials 5 October 2025 13:12 (UTC +04:00) Azerbaijan’s insurance companies collected 1.05 billion manat ($620 million) in premiums from January to August 2025, a 12.9% increase from the same period in 2024. PASHA Life led with 481.5 million manat ($283 million), followed by PASHA Insurance with 247.9 million manat ($145.8…
Shorouk Express Economy Materials 27 July 2025 12:14 (UTC +04:00) Visa card transactions in Azerbaijan hit 127.8 million operations worth 7.4 billion manat ($4.37 billion) by the end of June 2025. Compared to last year, that’s an increase of 36.8 million transactions and 1.8 billion manat ($1.06 billion). Non-resident Visa cards saw 1.02…
Shorouk Express Economy Materials 25 July 2025 03:32 (UTC +04:00) The Mortgage and Credit Guarantee Fund (MCGF) has issued nearly 3.6 billion manat in mortgage loans to over 54,000 borrowers. Additionally, it has provided guarantees and subsidies worth around 580 million manat and facilitated rental access to more than 7,500 housing units. …
Shorouk Express Economy Materials 6 June 2025 02:18 (UTC +04:00) In 2024, Azerbaijan’s National Payment System processed 760.2 billion manats ($447.1 billion) in 168.6 million transactions. The Government Payment Portal handled 8.1 billion manats ($4.78 billion), mostly cashless. Cashless card payments and e-commerce surged over 60 percent. Access to paid information is…
Shorouk Express Economy Materials 30 May 2025 23:14 (UTC +04:00) UnionPay card transactions in Azerbaijan have declined in number but increased in total value, with transaction volumes rising to around 50,000 manats by the end of April. Despite the drop in transaction count to approximately 100, the growth in transaction value highlights shifting…
Shorouk Express BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 23. The total volume of global capital markets has increased significantly over the past decade, currently exceeding $300 trillion, the Executive Director of the Central Bank of Azerbaijan Tarlan Rasulov said at the Financial Investment Forum held in Baku today, Trend reports. He mentioned that over the past 14 years,…
