Baku, Azerbaijan, Oct. 13
Trend:
About 160 businessmen from 33 countries will attend the first World Forum of Azerbaijani businessmen that will be held Oct. 28-29 in Baku, said the State Committee on Work with Diaspora Oct. 13.
A big delegation – more than 40 people – of Azerbaijani businessmen from Russia will take part in the event. Moreover, businesspeople are expected to attend the forum from Turkey, Germany, Ukraine and Kazakhstan.
Azerbaijani businessmen working in the areas of agriculture, consulting, trade, IT, transportation and logistics, oil industry, textile, banking sector and others will also participate in the forum.
From Azerbaijan, the event will be attended by businessmen working in agriculture, food industry, construction, oil, textile, IT and other sectors.
In total, more than 300 people are expected to take part in the forum.
The event is organized jointly by Azerbaijan’s Economy Ministry and State Committee on Work with Diaspora.
Addressing the Fourth Congress of World Azerbaijanis, President Ilham Aliyev called on the Azerbaijani businessmen, residing abroad, to invest in the country’s real economy, in particular, in agriculture, industry, tourism and high technologies.
During the congress, it was proposed to hold the first world forum of Azerbaijani businessmen.