Black Sea Business Day in Baku

The main goal of the conference, bank officials say, is to facilitate contacts between economic decision-makers in BSTDB countries, as well as to promote regional cooperation and investments in the Black Sea region in general and in Azerbaijan in particular.

The Black Sea Business Day, which is an annual event, will address the role of the financial sector in economic development, investment opportunities in agribusiness and food processing, and infrastructure development on a regional scale.

The Business Day is organized under the auspices of the Azeri government and will be inaugurated by the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev.

High-ranking officials of BSTDB member-states, international institutions, investors and businessmen are expected to be among the participants, including Azerbaijani Minister of Economic Development, Heydar Babayev; President of BSTDB, Hayrettin Kaplan; Minister of Finance Samir Sharifov; Country Director for the Caucasus, Moldova and Belarus of EBRD, Michael Davey; and Senior Regional Director of German KfW Group, Oskar von Maltzan.

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