12:34 - 18.01.2024

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January 18, Fineko/abc.az. In Azerbaijan, as a result of the expansion of public-private partnership in the field of consumer protection and awareness-raising, the amounts returned by business entities to consumers increased by 83% in 2023 compared with 2022.

ABC.AZ reports, quoting Mammad Abbasbeyli, the head of the State Service for Antimonopoly Control & Consumer Market Supervision under the Ministry of Economy of Azerbaijan, as saying this during a press conference devoted to activity for 2023.

During the year, research was conducted on four main markets:

1) on the market of medicines

2) agricultural market

3) cargo market

4) Internet services market

There were 13 applications for mergers (acquisitions) and the purchase and sale of shares (shares) in 2022, and in 2023 this number increased more than doubled and reached 31.