Azerbaijan Requested World Bank Support for Private Sector Access to Financial Resources
The participation of the World Bank in expanding the output capacity of the private sector financial resources is a priority for further cooperation of the Government of Azerbaijan with this donor. During the meeting in Baku on February 17, the Minister of Economy Shahin Mustafayev discussed the issue with the Regional Director for the South Caucasus WB Mercy Tembon.
As the press service of the Economy Ministry said, the head of the agency proposed the representative of the World Bank to cooperate in the field of expansion of economic reforms, improving the legal framework and business climate.
Mercy Tembon expressed WB readiness to assist reforms in the country, economic policy and the programs implemented in this direction. ----08D
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