15:10 - 14.01.2026

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January 14, Fineko/abc.az. The financial and managerial inconsistencies revealed by the Accounts Chamber as part of the audit of public investments allocated to Baku International Sea Trade Port CJSC (now Baku International Seaport LLC, owned by Azerbaijan Railways CJSC) have been eliminated.

ABC.AZ informs, referring to Chamber's report, that according to the audit results, excessively unused funds allocated from the State Budget for relevant projects were returned to the budget.

Thus, 137,600 manats were returned within the project, 166,550 manats for the purchase of 2 forklifts, and 245,050 manats for the purchase of 1 container ship.

In addition, after the purchase of 2 telehandlers, the surplus of 176,334 manats and the funds redistributed for the purchase of other equipment were also returned to the budget.

The audit revealed that for the relevant projects, the overspent funds for cargo transportation services were also returned to the budget.

In terms of public investment management, 609,575 manats, previously transferred from a bank account to a commercial settlement account to pay for current project expenses, have been restored to the budget expenditure settlement account.