Azerbaijan's minimum wage increased to 130 manat

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has signed an order to increase the minimum wage.

The decree stipulates that the minimum wage is set at 130 manat ($76.47) from January 1, 2018. 

The Cabinet of Ministers was instructed to address issues arising from this order, AzerTAc reported.

This year, the minimum wage in Azerbaijan was 116 manat ($68.2).