Press Release

Private sector matters: Azerbaijan’s business community at the heart of poverty eradication efforts

27 February 2018

Achieving the SDGs has the potential to unlock USD 12 trillion a year in business value creating more than 380 million jobs across four key industries –food and agriculture, cities and urban mobility, energy and materials, health and well-being. This message was reinforced during the training workshop organised jointly by UNDP and the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Azerbaijan. Bringing together over 20 representatives of the country’s vibrant business community, the programme aimed at helping Azerbaijani companies integrate the SDGs in their business portfolios.

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Jeyhun Alakbarov

Jeyhun Alakbarov

UNDP
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