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Azerbaijan is Georgia's largest investor, with investments approaching $4 billion, Prime Minister Ali Asadov said. Report informs that he made the remarks at the 11th meeting of the Azerbaijan–Georgia Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation, noting the positive momentum in investment cooperation. Asadov s…
Energy cooperation is a key component of the strategic relationship between Azerbaijan and Georgia, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said. Report 's Georgian bureau informs that he was addressing the 11th meeting of the Azerbaijan–Georgia Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation. Kobakhidze said t…
The 11th meeting of the Azerbaijan–Georgia Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation has begun in Sighnaghi, in Georgia's Kakheti region, co-chaired by the two countries' prime ministers. Report 's Georgian bureau informs that the meeting will address current issues in bilateral trade and economic cooperati…
The winner of the FIFA U-15 World Cup and Festival in Baku will be decided today. Report informs that Spain and Czechia will face each other in the Division A final at Baku Crystal Hall at 18:00. The winners of Divisions B, C, D, E and F will also be determined, with all finals taking place at the same venue. The sche…
British actor Patrick Stewart, known for his roles in the X-Men film series and the Star Trek: The Next Generation television series, has died at the age of 86. According to Report , citing a post on the actor's official Instagram account, Stewart died at his home in Los Angeles on October 28. It was reported that in …
Organized by YARAT Contemporary Art Space, the "ENGRAM" exhibition has opened at the Museum of Azerbaijani Painting of the XX-XXI Centuries, featuring selected works from private collections that reflect Azerbaijani art from the 1950s to the present day, Report informs. Leyla Aliyeva, Vice-President of the Heydar Aliy…
Two Nordic rail freight operators published mixed third-quarter results. Finnish Nurminen Logistics grew net sales by 10.4% to €26.3 million thanks to its Italian block trains. Still, the operator slipped into loss territory. Swedish operator Green Cargo posted an operating profit of 73 million Swedish crowns (€6.6 mi…
A NATO Evaluation Level 2 (NEL-2) assessment of a pair of Azerbaijani Air Force Mi-17-1V helicopters has concluded in Baku. Report informs, citing Azerbaijan's Ministry of Defense, that the evaluation was conducted under NATO's Operational Capabilities Concept (OCC) Program. The helicopter crews evacuated wounded pers…
Azerbaijan's Ambassador to Croatia Anar Imanov has highlighted the country's green transition achievements and prospects for energy cooperation with the European Union during panel discussions at a conference held as part of the Zagreb Green Energy Fair 2026. Report informs that the ambassador shared the details on X.…
PKP Cargo’s rolling-stock maintenance subsidiary, PKP Cargotabor, has secured a legally binding deal to repay its debts, ending two years of restructuring and bringing some stability to a key part of the Polish freight operator’s business. Its parent company, however, remains locked in a dispute with creditors over it…
Azerbaijan exported 77,400 metric tons of potatoes in January–September 2026. Report informs, citing the State Customs Committee, that the shipments were valued at $29.7 million. Export volume increased by 6,400 tons, or 9.1%, compared with the same period last year, while export value rose by $1.5 million, or 5.3%. P…
The Austrian rail freight operator Rail Cargo Group is considering scaling back single wagonload services between Sachsenburg in Carinthia and Sillian in East Tyrol. The service is too labour- and cost-intensive, the ÖBB subsidiary said. Local politicians warn that the move could put 50 to 60 extra trucks on the road …
Azerbaijan exported 272,501.37 metric tons of crude oil to Switzerland in January–September 2026. Report informs, citing the State Customs Committee, that the shipments were valued at $193,596,320. Export volume was three times the level recorded in the first nine months of 2025, while export value was 3.6 times the y…
Azerbaijan exported 395,031.62 metric tons of crude oil to Portugal in January–September 2026. Report informs, citing the State Customs Committee, that the shipments were valued at $221,958,010. Export volume fell 44.7% compared with the first nine months of 2025, while export value declined 42.36%. Portugal accounted…
Plans are gathering momentum for the potential launch of a rail freight service connecting the port of Dunkirk and the Paris-Rungis market. Semmaris, the public body running Rungis, has been working for several years on revitalising rail freight at the site, in close collaboration with the State and the Greater Paris …
A Russian strike involving a jet-powered drone hit a railway station in Dnipro, Ukraine, killing 13 people and injuring at least five others, the regional military administration said, according to RBC Ukraine, cited by Report . According to Ukrzaliznytsia, the strike hit one of the station platforms, where electric t…
The number of unique depositors in Azerbaijan has approached 227,000, more than doubling over the past two and a half years, Central Bank of Azerbaijan governor Taleh Kazimov said. Report quotes him as saying positive trends are evident both in the number of unique depositors and in deposit portfolios. "Over the past …
GB Railfreight, one of the largest operators in the UK, has appointed Jude Winstanley as CEO, succeeding founder John Smith who will step back after more than 25 years leading the company. Winstanley’s position will be effective as of 2 November. Smith will continue to support the business in an advisory capacity to e…
Azerbaijan's state budget received just over 16.38 billion manats (just over $9.63 billion) in revenue from the non-oil and gas sector in the first nine months of 2026, exceeding the forecast by 1% and increasing by 9.3% compared with the same period last year, Report informs, citing the Ministry of Finance. During th…
RailNetEurope has launched the final Capacity Model module of its new Capacity Planning Tool (CPT), completing the rollout of a European platform that brings future traffic forecasts, planned engineering works and available train paths into one system. Freight operators can now test it for the 2029 timetable, ahead of…
For the first time, container trading and leasing company Dutch Container Merchants (DCM) will exhibit at Intermodal Europe 2026 with its own stand (D81). The Amsterdam-based family business is ready to meet the industry face to face and showcase its container offering. When Rogier Vervoort founded Dutch Container Mer…
Europe has ambitious plans to shift freight from road to rail, but the results so far have been disappointing. According to the recent 2026 CER Economic Study on the European Rail Freight Sector, rail’s share of EU inland freight transport fell from 18.8% in 2014 to 16.6% in 2024. This decline reflects a combination o…
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has offered condolences to Spain following a tragic railway accident that claimed dozens of lives. Report informs that the president shared a message on his X account: "Deeply saddened by the tragic train accident in Spain. I extend my heartfelt condolences to Prime Minister Pedro Sá…
Azerbaijan has significant potential to expand lending to people without formally documented income and those running small businesses, said Eynar Abdullayev, a board member of the Azerbaijan Fintech Association (AzFina). Report informs that he was speaking at the 12th Investment and Sustainable Development in Microfi…
Azerbaijan's Ambassador to Türkiye Rashad Aslanov has discussed economic, trade and customs cooperation with Turkish Trade Minister Ömer Bolat. Report informs that Azerbaijan's Embassy in Türkiye shared the information on X. "The meeting addressed cooperation between the two brotherly countries in the fields of the ec…
Italian logistics provider Gruber Logistics has acquired Hamburg-based Gruber AG, a freight forwarder specialising in rail and multimodal transport. The deal reunites two companies that split nearly three decades ago. It strengthens Gruber Logistics’ intermodal services between Italy and the Port of Hamburg via the Br…
The new electric trains Azerbaijan Railways (ADY) will purchase from China's CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive are primarily intended for the Baku–Gazakh–Baku route. ADY told Report in response to an inquiry that this would allow trains currently serving the route to be reassigned to other destinations. "The purchase of new tra…
Italian rail freight group FS Logistix has ordered six diesel-electric EffiShunter 1000 locomotives from Czech manufacturer CZ LOKO, bringing its total orders for the model to 18 as it expands and modernises its fleet under a €1 billion investment programme. The order, announced on 26 October, was placed through subsi…
More than 20,700 freight wagons are queueing for Ukraine’s western rail border crossings. Only 837 of them are actually at the border. To stop the backlog growing, Ukrainian Railways (UZ) will return to monthly planning and quotas in November. As of 23 October, 20,718 wagons were heading for the western border, accord…