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Economic 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
ArmeniaAzerbaijan and Iran will work on troubled relationship
Despite talk of shared values, Baku remains concerned about Iranian ties with Armenia
AzerbaijanPrice protests may not bring down Azerbaijani regime
Protests against rising prices have broken out despite Aliyev's assurances that the manat's plunge has bottomed out
AzerbaijanGeorgia's trade would gain from diversified partners
Over-exposure to neighbours will continue to hold back foreign trade
GeorgiaAzerbaijan's oil over-dependence will skew growth
Slower growth in 2015 is likely to continue into 2016-17, reducing the government's options
AzerbaijanSmaller surpluses may force policy change on Baku
A recovery in world oil prices would buy time for Baku to grasp difficult policy issues dodged in the good times
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