On December 14, Azerbaijan-Swiss business forum was held in Baku with the support of the Ministry of Economy and the joint organization of the Small and Medium Business Development Agency (SMBDA), Export and Investment Promotion Agency (AZPROMO).
The officials from both countries, businessmen from the industrial, agricultural, ICT, banking, healthcare, construction, logistics, transport, financial, and food sectors participated in the event.
Speaking at the forum, First Deputy Minister of Economy, Elnur Aliyev, noted the development of bilateral relations between Azerbaijan and Switzerland and provided information on economic and trade relations. He stressed that the business forum would contribute to expanding economic partnerships and creating new opportunities.
Erwin Bollinger, co-chairman of the Joint Commission on trade and economic cooperation between the government of Azerbaijan and the Swiss Federal Council, representative of the Federal Council on Trade Agreements of the Swiss Confederation, head of the Department of Bilateral Economic Relations of the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs expressed the interest of the businessmen of his country to the economy of Azerbaijan and shared his views on expanding cooperation.
The Chairman of the SMBDA Management Board, Orkhan Mammadov, spoke about the support measures that the Agency could provide to foreign businessmen who want to establish a business in Azerbaijan, find local partners, and implement joint projects with SMEs.
Head of AZPROMO, Yusif Abdullayev noted the importance of relations with the business circles of Azerbaijan and Switzerland,and informed about the measures taken to promote the "Made in Azerbaijan" brand.
Chairman of the Management Board of Alat Free Economic Zone, Valeh Alasgarov, Head of AZPROMO, Zohrab Gadirov, the President of the Swiss-Azerbaijani Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) Claude Haegi, Managing Director of the Swiss United Chamber of Commerce (JCC) Dorit Sallis, head of JCC's Azerbaijan branch Leyla Bagyrzadeh and chief executive officer of ISR Holding, co-chairman of SACCI's operations committee Rauf Khalilov made presentations on cooperation among businessmen of both countries. Within the forum, bilateral meetings, and discussions were held among businessmen on expanding partnerships and establishing new relations.
