Azerbaijan hosts a number of over-the-top sporting and entertainment events under the disguise of modernization. Instead, the events lead to spiraling corruption...
Category: Azerbaijan
SOFAZ consistently loses in the real estate market
The State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan (SOFAZ) invests in luxury real estate abroad, but does not profit from these highly lucrative investments. In this article, we...
Azerbaijan scores the worst in the corruption perception index during peak oil years
In the past year, Azerbaijan received very low ratings in Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index and in the 2018 Open Budget Index. Low...
What does the SOFAZ 2018 statement reveal and how does it compare to other sovereign funds
The State Oil Fund of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SOFAZ) regularly publishes quarterly and annual statements on revenues, expenditures, and assets. The...
Azerbaijan: Government-backed Media Must Stop Harassing Sevinj Osmanqizi
Washington DC---Crude Accountability is deeply concerned about the smear campaign and illegal surveillance of Sevinj Osmanqizi, an independent opposition...
Azerbaijan: a rentier state
About the Author: Gubad Ibadoghlu, Senior Policy Analyst for social and economic...
Comments to the EBRD Draft Azerbaijan Country Strategy
Crude Accountability and The Center for Economic Research (Azerbaijan) are pleased to submit comments on the Draft Azerbaijan Country Strategy, as part of the civil...
State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan: huge spending and overwhelming poverty
The economy of Azerbaijan is worsening due to poor management of oil revenues even though the government has spent 100 billion USD.
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Freedom of Expression cannot be silenced: Crude Accountability calls for immediate release of Mehman Huseynov
Washington DC---Crude Accountability is deeply concerned about the health and wellbeing of Azerbaijani blogger and anti-corruption activist, Mehman Huseynov, and publicly...
Statement at the Pre-Session of Azerbaijan UPR
Dear Country representatives and members of civil society,
I am honored to present the violations of social and economic rights of communities impacted by oil and gas developments in Azerbaijan....