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Investment opportunities expand: the investment promotion mechanism now covers 17 strategic directions The territories liberated from occupation provide extensive opportunities for investors A blood donation campaign dedicated to Remembrance Day was held Delegation of representatives of the RIYADA organization from Oman visited “Baku SME House” Volunteer blood donation campaign will be held Entrepreneurs can apply to SME Houses to obtain licenses KOBİA representatives participated in an international seminar held in Turkey The next meeting of the permanent Coordination Group operating under KOBİA was held The next professional trainings within the framework of the “Karabakh SMEs 2026” project have been completed The provision of consulting services for entrepreneurs continues

International conference on "Ensuring transparency in the context of business and human rights" held 23.06.23

At the conference on "Ensuring transparency in the context of business and human rights", information was provided on the role of business entities in anti-corruption measures, the importance of informing entrepreneurs in this field, and measures implemented to protect their interests.

An international conference on "Ensuring transparency in the context of business and human rights" was held. Organized by the General Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the event was attended by representatives of state bodies, MPs and businesspersons.

At the event, Orkhan Mammadov, Chairman of the Board of the Small and Medium Business Development Agency (KOBİA) delivered information on the role of business entities in anti-corruption measures, importance of providing information to entrepreneurs in this field, protecting their interests and other support measures of the Agency. It was underlined that ensuring transparency and preventing corruption cases are among important approaches determining the development of the business environment. Within the scope of anti-corruption movement in our country, various measures are implemented in institutional, organizational and legal frameworks, and a legislative system is developed based on progressive practices. Business entities are also expected to contribute to anti-corruption measures. KOBİA provides information to entrepreneurs as part of anti-corruption measures, conducts surveys to study the extent of awareness of corruption of business entities, including the level of anti-corruption behaviour in the business environment. The agency holds trainings on transparency and anti-corruption in the business environment, protects the interests of SMBs, and operates SMB Houses where entrepreneurs can benefit from "G2B" and "B2B" services in a single space.