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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 A service desk of the Ministry of Agriculture has started operation at the Khudat Service Center of the “Khachmaz SME House”

Sustainable cities and blue-green infrastructure were discussed 20.05.26

Information was also provided at the event on the “Joint Declaration on the Baku Climate Coalition for the Green Transition of SMEs”.

Within the framework of the “Year of Urban Development and Architecture”, a panel discussion on the topic “Leadership and Cooperation for Sustainable Cities and Blue-Green Infrastructure” was organized at the “Baku SME House”. The event, held with the support of the Small and Medium Business Development Agency (KOBİA) and organized by the Global Oracle Association for Leaders (GOAL), was attended by representatives of state institutions and the private sector, as well as experts in the relevant field.

At the event, the founder and president of GOAL, Leyla Bagirzade, Adviser to the Chairman of the Management Board of KOBİA Elnur Aliyev, Chief Specialist of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Loredana Scuto, and Regional Coordinator for Europe of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Mahir Aliyev delivered speeches and shared their views on the environmental sustainability of cities, blue-green infrastructure, the circular economy and effective waste management, green financing and new investment opportunities, digitalization and carbon emissions monitoring, and urban ecosystems, and answered questions from the audience. Information was also provided at the event on the “Joint Declaration on the Baku Climate Coalition for the Green Transition of SMEs”, put forward by KOBİA within the framework of COP29.