Economics

November 18, 2019 10:45

• Baku: opposition treats ban of picket in support of pensioners as unconstitutional

  The Baku executive authorities have refused to sanction a picket scheduled for November 19 and applied for by the "Movement for Democracy and Welfare" (MDW) with the aim to demand a reduction of the retirement age and higher pensions, Gubad Ibadoglu, an economic expert and the head of the MDW, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

November 09, 2019 12:19

• Forced migrants return to pre-border village of Talish

  In Nagorno-Karabakh, 42 families returned to the pre-border village of Talish, restored after the war, from the city of Alashan, where they lived temporarily. In Talish, the problems with electricity, water supply and communication have been solved; a new school was opened.

November 07, 2019 14:43

• Islam Kadyrov's mission to Kenkhi shrinks to intimidation of villagers

  Islam Kadyrov has appeared in Kenkhi only once after Ramazan Djalaldinov's video appeal, but his only action was to intimidate local state servants; but the villagers' main problems remained unresolved for the fourth year in a row.

October 27, 2019 11:19

• Gukovo miners demand report of bankruptcy manager

  On October 26, at a picket in Gukovo, former employees of the "Kingcoal" Company adopted an appeal to the prosecutor asking to oblige Roman Kopets, the bankruptcy manager of the "Zamchalovsky Anthracite", to report weekly on the progress of tendering the underground workings.

October 26, 2019 12:19

• Kumyk activists demand return of historical lands

  Two activists are hunger-striking near Makhachkala for the fifth day, demanding to return historical lands to residents of the Kumyk villages of Alburikent, Kyakhulai and Tarki. One more protester felt bad; and he is in hospital.

October 25, 2019 18:26

• Armenian railway workers stop striking

  The train traffic along the South Caucasus Railway has been resumed after its managers made concessions to the locomotive drivers on strike.

October 24, 2019 14:27

• Human rights defenders detect problems of compliance with safety standards at Georgian enterprises

  On October 23, the Human Rights Education and Monitoring Centre (EMC) held a meeting at the Open Society Georgia Centre, where the results of a survey of labour safety conditions at Georgian enterprises were presented to the public.

October 24, 2019 08:26

• Economists specify reasons for low ratings of North-Caucasian regions

  The shadow economy, deficit of qualified workforce and corruption lead the republics of Northern Caucasus to last places in socioeconomic ratings, the economists interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe. In their opinion, the financing of outsiders from Moscow will continue.

October 23, 2019 22:19

• US authorities explain detention of Akhmed Bilalov

  Akhmed Bilalov, the former head of the "Resorts of Northern Caucasus" Company, has been detained in the United States for violating the immigration regime and is currently in custody pending removal proceedings, reports the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

October 23, 2019 22:07

• In Armenia, railway employees go on strike

  The movement of passenger and freight trains along the South Caucasus Railway was paralyzed because of a strike. Locomotive drivers demand to increase their salaries.

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