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Winners of the Startup Competition Held Within the Framework of the Islamic Development Bank Group Annual Meetings Announced HELF and AZHAB Forums Held in Baku During the 51st Annual Meetings of the Islamic Development Bank Group Startup Competition Launched Within the Framework of the IsDB Annual Meetings HELF/AZHAB Forum 2026 to Be Held Within the Framework of the IsDB Group Annual Meetings in Baku A meeting with entrepreneurs was held in the Khizi district For the attention of micro and small entrepreneurs wishing to present their products and services at the “Local Companies Promotion Exhibition!” ANNOUNCEMENT An online meeting of the Management Board of the CICA Business Council was held What is the support amount paid for conducting an internal market study and on what basis is this amount determined? The appeals of entrepreneurs from the Gazakh–Tovuz economic region were heard

200 applications submitted to the 2nd grant competition 22.12.21

Receiving documents for the 2nd grant competition for funding scientific and support projects of micro, small, and medium entrepreneurs, announced by the Small and Medium Business Development Agency (SMBDA), has ended. In total, 200 applications were submitted to the competition. 93 and 101 SMB projects belong to legal entities and individuals, respectively; 186 projects have been submitted by micro, 5 -small, and 3 - medium businesses. Most of them are support projects. The projects are currently being assessed by the Expert Commission. The results will be posted on the SMBDA’s website www.smb.gov.az after February 10, 2022. Up to AZN 20,000 will be allocated for each approved project.

Note that funding SMB’s educational, scientific, research, and support projects started in 2021 according to the Rules approved by the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers on September 30, 2020. As a result of the first grant competition held for this purpose, 15 SMB projects have been funded. For more information on the support mechanism: https://bit.ly/3mjXLsa