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Interest in SME Houses as an innovative model in the field of business services is increasing Additional 55 people were engaged in training within the framework of the “Karabakh SME 2026” project More than 312,000 services were provided to entrepreneurs in SME Houses in the first half of 2026 Applications of entrepreneurs were considered at KOBİA In the first half of 2026, the KOBİA Call Centre via number 131 responded to approximately 5,000 enquiries The next meeting within the framework of the "Investment Journey" project was held in the city of Aghsu Business projects that have received the "Startup" Certificate are developing More than 50 meetings with entrepreneurs were organised in the first half of 2026 Another meeting with entrepreneurs was organised in the city of Mingachevir A production enterprise for test kits and medical plastic packaging products will be established

Halal products of local companies displayed at the Halal Expo event in Istanbul 23.11.23

Meat and meat products of local companies are exhibited at the Halal Expo.

The World Halal Summit is being held in the city of Istanbul, Türkiye. At the Halal Expo event organized as part of the event, the products of Azerbaijan's halal food companies are also exhibited with the support of the Small and Medium Business Development Agency (KOBİA). Meat and meat products of 4 companies are displayed at our stand.

As part of the visit to Istanbul, the KOBİA delegation also attended the World Halal Summit on the topic "Paving the way to the global halal economy: exploring the potential". At the event, Orkhan Mammadov, Chairman of the Board of KOBİA pointed out to the fact that SMBs are the driving force of the halal food and service sector, informed about the support and services provided by the Agency to SMBs, as well as the Azerbaijan Halal Business and Tourism Forum, which is expected to be held in Baku in 2024 under the organization of KOBİA. It was highlighted that KOBİA is represented by the country stand at the Halal Summit, which is conducted on a regular basis in Tatarstan. This allows Azerbaijani SMBs in the halal industry to promote their products and build business ties with their colleagues from other countries. An exhibition of halal products will be organized as part of the Forum to be held in Baku next year.