One of the leaders of the PKK terrorist organization was killed, APA reports citing Turkiye’s NTV.
Hatice Hezer, considered one of the leaders of PKK was neutralized during the operation carried out by Turkiye’s National Intelligence Organization in Suleymaniyye city, northern Iraq.
Source: Azeri-Press News Agency
On July 28, an earthquake was recorded in Samukh territory, APA reports the National Seismological Service Center of ANAS.
According to the information, the earthquake was recorded at 03:48 local time in the Samukh area, 44 km north of Ganja station. The earthquake’s epicenter was located at a depth of 18 kilometers.
The magnitude of the earthquake was 4.1.
According to the Center’s Earthquake Research Bureau, the earthquake was not felt.
Source: Azeri-Press News Agency
Volkswagen Group increased its earnings after tax by 25.8 percent year-on-year to 10.6 billion euros (10.8 billion U.S. dollars) in the first half (H1) of 2022, the German carmaker said on Thursday, APA reports citing Xinhua.
At the same time, sales revenues increased by 2 percent year-on-year to 132.3 billion euros.
“Despite unprecedented global challenges, Volkswagen has demonstrated remarkable financial robustness,” CFO Arno Antlitz said, adding that the group has “proven that it can deliver good results even in a challenging environment.”
Demand for fully electric vehicles further accelerated in the second quarter (Q2) of the year, Volkswagen said. In Western Europe, order intake of electric vehicles in H1 was 40 percent above the previous year’s level.
Meanwhile, deliveries of battery electric vehicles (BEV) increased by 27 percent to 217,000 in H1. Volkswagen has recently added production capacities in Germany and the United States, to “support the planned increase of global BEV production in the second half of the year and beyond.”
In China, the carmaker’s largest single market, monthly production recovered noticeably towards the end of Q2. This positions the Group well for the remainder of the year as COVID-19 restrictions continue to ease, Volkswagen said.
China is the second-largest BEV market for Volkswagen, and was the biggest growth driver in BEV deliveries, with 63,500 BEVs delivered in H1 2022. This was a more than three times increase on 2021, the carmaker said.
In 2022, Volkswagen expects sales revenues to be between 8 and 13 percent higher than in the previous year.
Source: Azeri-Press News Agency
BAKU, Azerbaijan, The immovable property of Azerbaijan’s United Credit Bank, which is being liquidated, will be put up for auction at the Center for Organization of Auctions in Baku on August 3, 2022, Trend reports via the Azerbaijan Deposit Insurance Fund (ADIF).
A non-residential premise with an area of 140 square meters will be put up for auction, located at the address: 6/53 building, 5th microdistrict, Sumgayit city, Azerbaijan.
The starting price is 280,000 manat ($164,700).
Five percent of the sale price must be paid to the organizer of the auction. The purchase price must be paid by the buyer within seven calendar days.
Those wishing to participate in the auction can submit the necessary documents at the following address: Badamdar Highway 27, Sabayil district, Baku, Azerbaijan.
Source: TREND News Agency
The first meeting of the Commission established by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan No. 1673 dated 5 December 2019 on additional measures for the implementation of projects in the field of use of renewable energy sources was held in the updated version, the Ministry of Energy told AZERTAC.
In his speech, Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov spoke about the important tasks set for the Commission on the implementation of the Order, and said that in accordance with the goals set by President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, some projects have already been implemented in the direction of expanding the use of renewable energy sources, preparatory works for others are being carried out, the importance of operating in a coordinated manner with the relevant bodies.
At the meeting, information was provided about wind and solar energy projects on an industrial scale implemented in Azerbaijan, and discussions were held on technical, economic and financial issues for the preparation of these projects. The draft decision on the measures to be taken before the next meeting of the commission was reviewed, were approved by taking into account comments and suggestions.
Representatives from the Ministries of Energy, Economy, Finance, Justice, Ecology and Natural Resources, Emergency Situations, Agriculture, the State Committee on Urban Planning and Architecture, the Central Bank, AREA, the State Maritime and Port Agency, ANAMA, Azerenergy OJSC and Azerishig OJSC attended the meeting.
Source: Azerbaijan State News Agency
BAKU, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan’s Ministry of Economy submitted for a public discussion a draft resolution proposing exporting coal from Kyrgyzstan only by rail, Trend reports via tazabek.kg.
“In order to reduce the smuggling and illegal turnover of goods across the state border, it was suggested to export coal from Kyrgyzstan only by rail transport,” the document says.
About 30-35 percent of the total volume of coal produced in Kyrgyzstan is exported to third countries, and the share of exports by rail is about 70 percent of the total exports.
“Railway transport makes it possible to ensure a very high level of safety during the transportation of goods, this is actually the safest mode of ground transportation,” the message says.
Meanwhile, Kyrgyzstan ranks second in terms of coal reserves in Central Asia and has a large export potential, the share of coal in the fuel and energy balance of the country is about 50 percent.
Source: TREND News Agency
