About Trend
Trend News Agency is an international news organisation operating from Baku since 1995. We cover political, economic, energy and financial developments across the South Caucasus, the Caspian region and Central Asia, with editorial teams working in three languages — Azerbaijani, English and Russian.
What we do
Each day, Trend's editorial teams produce around 500 news items, analytical materials and sectoral updates across our subject areas — politics and policy, economy and business, oil and gas, banking and finance, transport and logistics, ICT, energy and infrastructure. Specialised correspondents and editorial desks cover Azerbaijan, Türkiye, Iran, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, with additional coverage of South Caucasus and global stories that bear on the region.
Premium products
Alongside our open news feed, Trend produces a range of subscription-based analytical products: country and sector reports, oil-and-gas and energy-market monitoring, banking and financial analytics, and dedicated bulletins for diplomatic missions, government institutions, corporate decision-makers and major media partners.
BIPSN — our think tank
In 2015 Trend established the Baku International Policy and Security Network (BIPSN), an independent think tank bringing together more than 40 Azerbaijani and international experts — academics, former diplomats, security specialists and regional analysts — whose work informs Trend's longer-form analytical coverage.
International affiliations
Trend is a member of:
- Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA) — admitted in 2010;
- World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA);
- News Agency World Congress (NAWC).
Our editorial work is governed by the principles set out in Editorial Standards, and we correct factual errors openly under our Corrections Policy. The full company information and editorial leadership are available on the Masthead page; for general enquiries see Contacts.