The ‘Investor Map’ project to finance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the Azerbaijani economy will allow Baku to achieve the best results in fulfilling its commitments made to the UN, the Istanbul International Center for Private Sector Development’s (ICPSD) Deputy Director, Gülçin Salıngan, said.
Speaking during the presentation of the project, Salıngan said that the ‘Investor Map,’ which uses the practice and experience of Türkiye, Morocco, and other countries, fully complies with the goals of the country, as well as the requirements of the United Nations.
She said that ICPSD will continue to work with Azerbaijan in the development of the financial sector and the introduction of Islamic banking tools into the country, as well as in many other projects.
There are also plans for Azerbaijan to hold high-level events aimed at achieving SDGs.
During the presentation of the ‘Investor Map’ for financing the SDGs of the Azerbaijani economy, the head of the Department on Sustainable Development and Social Policy at the Azeri Ministry of Economy and Secretary of the National Coordination Council on sustainable development, Huseyn Huseynov, emphasized that the finalization of the project is scheduled for November 2023.
On this occasion, according to Huseynov, Azerbaijan plans to hold the second Sustainable Investment Development Forum, which will be aimed at providing information about the achieved goals of this project and, overall, Azerbaijan’s commitments to achieve SDGs.
Huseynov reiterated that Baku is implementing the ‘Investor Map’ project with UNDP specialists both in Azerbaijan and abroad.
Azerbaijan, which has already submitted a report on the implementation of the SDGs to the UN three times – in 2017, 2019, and 2020 – improved its position and took 50th place in the last report.
