Crude Accountability cordially invites everyone to join our virtual roundtable and report launch to discuss economic, social, and political impacts of oil...
Category: Azerbaijan
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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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,...
‘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 of...
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...
Azerbaijan signs international agreements but fails to meet their obligations
The government of Azerbaijan had signed various international conventions and joined different global agreements but still refuses to meet its obligations...
Azerbaijan spends unprecedented resources on lobbying
More than $150 billion in oil and gas revenues over the past 10 years created unprecedented opportunities for Azerbaijan to invest into lobbying to hush critical...
Azerbaijan’s 2020 budget remains vulnerable to external jolts
The 2020 draft budget of Azerbaijan shows that while it is possible to increase earnings through the non-oil sector, the government continues to pump oil revenues...