Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev met with EBRD president Odile Renaud-Basso in Davos to discuss cooperation on infrastructure, financial sector support, and renewable energy projects. A loan agreement for Ganja’s water system was signed, strengthening ties between Azerbaijan and the EBRD.
Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev met with EBRD president Odile Renaud-Basso in Davos to discuss ongoing cooperation and investment projects.
Renaud-Basso congratulated Azerbaijan on successfully hosting COP29 and confirmed the EBRD’s continued support, particularly in infrastructure and financial sector development. She highlighted the bank’s approval of funding for a water supply and sanitation project in Ganja and its commitment to SMEs and women’s entrepreneurship.
President Aliyev outlined key national projects in water management, urban development, and transport, as well as Azerbaijan’s green energy plans, including regional partnerships for renewable energy exports.
Following the meeting, Azerbaijan’s minister of economy, Mikayil Jabbarov, and EBRD first vice-president Jürgen Rigterink signed a loan agreement for Ganja’s water infrastructure project, reinforcing the strong partnership between Azerbaijan and the EBRD.
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A significant development in the complex Azerbaijan - Armenia scenario is the growing confrontation between Armenia’s political leadership and the Armenian Apostolic Church.
The 240-megawatt Khizi-Absheron Wind Power Plant has been inaugurated in Azerbaijan on Thursday (8 Jan) by President Illham Aliyev, who described the launch as a landmark moment for Azerbaijan's energy sector. It's the first large-scale, independently developed wind energry project in the country.
President Ilham Aliyev has said the opening of the Zangezur corridor is no longer in question, describing it as a strategic transport link that will connect mainland Azerbaijan with the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic and carry cargo from China and Central Asia to wider regional markets.
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Two people have been killed after a private helicopter crashed at a recreation centre in Russia’s Perm region, Russian authorities and local media have said.
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