Trend News Agency
| Private | |
| Industry | News agency |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Headquarters | Baku, Azerbaijan |
Area served | Azerbaijan, Central Asia, Middle East, Europe |
Key people | Ilgar Huseynov (General Director) |
| Products | Trend News, Trend Capital, Trend Life, Trend Multimedia |
Number of employees | 150(2008) |
| Website | www.trend.az |
Trend News Agency (Azerbaijani: Trend Xəbər Agentliyi) is the biggest private news company in Azerbaijan, Caucasus and Central Asia.
History and profile
Founded in 1995 as a private media outlet in Azerbaijan, Trend News Agency is a leading news provider in the Caucasus, Caspian region and the Central Asia.[1] Ilgar Huseynov is the director general of the agency.[1]
Trend News Agency has five news services - Azerbaijani, English, Russian, Arabic and Persian. The services provide news of countries and regions by placing more focus on ongoing events in languages appropriate to the specific audiences. Trend publishes a daily bulletin of business news, specialized bulletins - Trend Oil and Gas, which covers oil and gas markets of the Caspian Sea region and the Central Asia; Trend Transport, which reviews the transport sector in the region; Trend Weekly Business Report and Trend Monthly Business Report - review of macroeconomic indicators of Azerbaijan’s economy; specialized edition Trend Finances - review on the financial sector; Iran Economy Review, which covers macroeconomics in Iran.
During the day the company produces news items in 5 languages including, English, Russian, Azerbaijani, Persian and Arabic.[1]
The Agency holds its correspondents in 16 countries. On 8 November 2013, the agency signed a cooperation agreement with the official news agency of Kyrgyzstan, Kabar.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Trend News Agency, Kabar Kyrgyz Agency sign partnership agreement". Trend. 8 November 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
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Coordinates: 40°22′29.83″N 49°48′47.87″E / 40.3749528°N 49.8132972°E