(MENAFN- AzerNews) By Ayya Lmahamad
Azerbaijan has discussed prospects of cooperation with a number
of financial institutions, Azernews reports.
The discussion took place between Azerbaijan's Central Bank
delegation headed by its Board Chairman Taleh Kazimov and the
management of Citibank, J.P.Morgan, BNY Mellon, Clearstream, ODDO
BHF, and other financial institutions.
The discussion took place on the margins of the Central Bank
delegation's business trip to the US.
'We discussed the status and prospects of cooperation at
bilateral meetings held with the management of @Citibank,
@jpmorgan, @BNYMellon, @Clearstream, @ODDO_BHF, and a number of
financial institutions as part of the business trip to the #USA,'
Taleh Kazimov .
As part of the visit, the delegation also held a meeting with
the World Bank Vice President for Europe and Central Asia Anna
Bjerde. During the meeting, they discussed the bank's strategy in
Azerbaijan and the projects implemented with the bank's
support.
'Today we met with Anna Bjerde (@bjerde_anna), Vice President of
the World Bank (#WB) for Europe and Central Asia, discussed about
the WB strategy on #Azerbaijan and the projects implemented with
the support of the WB (@WorldBank),' Taleh Kazimov .
Moreover, the meeting was held with International Financial
Corporation Regional Director for Europe Rana Karadsheh. The
parties discussed IFC cooperation perspective's on Azerbaijan.
'We met with Rana Karadsheh as IFC Regional Director for #Europe
(@IFC_ECA) and spoke about the IFC cooperation perspective's on
#Azerbaijan and the projects implemented with the support of the
IFC (@IFC_org),' Taleh Kazimov .
Note that the Azerbaijani Central Bank delegation arrived in the
US to participate in the annual meetings of the World Bank (WB) and
the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The delegation will
participate in a number of events within the annual meetings, which
will be held on October 12-18 in Washington.
Azerbaijan joined the WB in 1992. Since then, the bank has
financed over 50 projects with total commitments of $4.4 billion.
It started economic cooperation in Azerbaijan to help increase the
country's institutional capacity and build efficient oil reserves
management. The WB has always supported the large-scale reforms
carried out in Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan joined the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on
September 18, 1992. Since Azerbaijan's induction into the
organization, the IMF has implemented several programs in
Azerbaijan that foster economic growth.
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