Azerbaijan
Future Azerbaijani growth will be lower than before
Figures for the first six months of 2016 show a contraction, although this may not persist
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan's president seeks more predictable power
Ilham Aliyev faces few overt challenges but is taking preemptive action to secure his position
AzerbaijanAzerbaijani reporter's release is not a softer line
Khadija Ismayil led the way in examining state leaders with assets abroad
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan must adjust to less oil at lower prices
Government spending will have to be more judicious although there are still funds in reserve
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan will bar talk of presidential family assets
A highly personalised leadership is worried about any public discussion of its wealth
AzerbaijanEconomic pressures may soften Azerbaijan repression
Many dissidents swept up in a wave of arrests are freed, but not a journalist who exposed high-level corruption
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan will issue bond to fund new gas pipeline
The government is keen to expand gas exports as an alternative oil as revenue source
AzerbaijanSouth Caucasus entangled in Russian-Turkish standoff
Armenia and Azerbaijan, locked in frozen conflict, now find themselves part of a fast-evolving wider confrontation
Armenia
