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Meeting with Representatives of the Bursa Chamber of Commerce and Industry Another 10 SMBs Received “Startup” Certificates Two-Day Seminar on Green Climate Finance for SMBs was held The program “SMBs of Garabakh 2024” Program Launched Attention SMBs Interested in Exhibiting at the “KOB FEST” Fair in Sheki! Overview and Trends in Environmental, Social, and Governance Principles As part of the National Summer Festival, the “KOB FEST” Fair is underway Impressions of SMBs on the "5th Exhibition for the Promotion of Domestic Companies" What is an investment portal? A seminar on climate finance for SMBs will be held

Rufat AtakishiyevDeputy Chairman of the Board

Rufat Tofig oghlu Atakishiyev was born in 1985.

In 2001-2007, earned his bachelor and master degrees in International Law and International Relations from Baku State University; in 2010-2013 pursued his second bachelor degree in Law.

He is a Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science.

In 2006-2011, worked as an assistant to the Chairman of the State Committee for Family, Women and Children Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan. In 2012-2018, acted as a head of the Foreign Investments Sector at the Department of Interstate Economic Cooperation at the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Attended the training events, seminars and courses organized in several foreign countries, as well as participated in the organization of various international events hosted in Azerbaijan.

On 06 February 2020, appointed Deputy-Chairman of the Board of the Small and Medium Business Development Agency (KOBİA) of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Speaks English and Russian.

Married and has two children.

Telephone: (+994 12) 404-04-01

E-mail: rufat.atakishiyev@smb.gov.az