March 28 2024 (The Bulletin) — Azerbaijan introduced new rules for taxi drivers which it said were aimed at improving the environment and reducing the number of taxi drivers in Baku by a third to 20,000. Drivers and their cars now need to pass more stringent tests and also carry contactless payment terminals. Taxi drivers have complained that the new rules are unfair.

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— This story was published in issue 564 of the Central Asia & South Caucasus Bulletin, on April 15 2024

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