What a year it has been! We have to admit we’re not sorry that 2020 is coming to a close. Crude Accountability faced our share of challenges, as did our local partners...
Category: Azerbaijan
Economic Crisis in Azerbaijan: Delayed Reforms, Fluctuating Oil Prices, and the Pandemic
The Azerbaijani economy is facing a massive crisis due to the systemic failure of the government to enact reforms. Global oil prices drop and the COVID-19 pandemic...
Azerbaijan: Responsible Government or Running for Revenge?
The government of Azerbaijan is exploiting the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic to further tighten the screws on civil society inside its...
Virtual Roundtable and Report Launch: Azerbaijan’s Oil Profits, Corruption, and Poverty
Crude Accountability cordially invites everyone to join our virtual roundtable and report launch to discuss economic, social, and political impacts of oil...
Azerbaijani Authorities Should Immediately Release Opposition Leader Tofiq Yugublu
Washington DC—Crude Accountability is deeply concerned about the detention of opposition leader Tofiq Yugublu who is currently in pre-trial detention in Baku,...
Global Oil Crisis Will Have a Dramatic Effect on Azerbaijan’s Budget
The sharp drop in world oil prices in March and April 2020 have prompted discussions on the state of the Azerbaijani economy.
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‘The Empty Bucket of the State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan: Profits and Profiteering’ Report Highlights the Heavy Dependence of the Azerbaijan’s Economy on Volatile Oil Prices
Washington, D.C., Release: March 18, 2020
The new report The Empty Bucket of the State Oil Fund...
Congressional Hearing: Intimidation and Retaliation against Environmental Defenders in the Russian Federation
On February 27, 2020, Crude Accountability participated in a Congressional hearing at the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission on the state of human rights...
Parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan were marred by fraud and violence
Crude Accountability is deeply concerned about the use of brutal violence against opposition candidates, journalists, and election observers during and following the...
What and Where Azerbaijan Spends on Defense
A hike in oil revenues in 2010-2015 in Azerbaijan coincided with a rapid increase in the country’s spending on its defense sector. However, with no transparency...