Azerbaijan audit finds about 11 million manat in inflated costs on Ganja city construction projects; prosecutors open investigation
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Azerbaijan's Chamber of Accounts audited construction and renovation projects overseen by the Ganja city executive authority and, according to OC Media, found irregularities of roughly 11 million manat ($6.5 million), including about 9.5 million manat of inflated costs on the Ganja Sports Palace, about 1.3 million on a 249-apartment building, about 1.2 million on an ecological park complex, and smaller overpayments on road repairs. The Prosecutor General's Office opened an investigation following the audit. The article does not report any finding against Niyazi Bayramov, the head of the Ganja executive authority since 2018, who was reported to be on an official trip in China when the probe was announced.
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Financial irregularities totaling approximately ₼11 million ($6.5 million)
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