Baku to Host Banking Forum
On November 24-25 Banking Forum will be conducted in Baku, organized by the Association of Banks of Azerbaijan (ABA).
The forum on the theme ‘Prospects of banking in the post-oil era’ will be devoted to the problems of adaptation of the financial and banking system to the post-oil period, financial stability, new products and innovations in the banking system.
The forum will be attended by representatives of the supervisory authority of the banking and financial system, international organizations and embassies operating in Azerbaijan, chairmen of members of supervisory boards of banks affiliated with ABA. -----71D
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