(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 9. It is
expected that the financing of sustainable development goals (SDG)
will increase in the medium- and long-term in Azerbaijan, Head of
the Department on Sustainable Development and Social Policy at the
Ministry of Economy, Secretary of the National Coordination Council
on Sustainable Development Huseyn Huseynov said, trend reports.
He made the remark during the presentation of the
'Investor Map' to finance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
of Azerbaijan's economy.
According to him, Azerbaijan's Ministries of Economy
and Finance are studying the amount of funds necessary to be
allocated from the state budget for the implementation of the
SDGs.
'I would like to note that Azerbaijan aims to achieve
17 goals as part of the SDGs. Within the framework of these goals,
priority sectors of public-private partnerships will also be
identified. In particular, I am referring to the sectors of
agriculture and tourism,' he said.
Huseynov said that this year it is planned to hold 30
G2B (Government to Business) meetings.
'We have priority sectors of the G2B partnership, in
particular, in the field of green technologies, clean energy
generation, and digital transformation, as well as in the banking
sector,' he noted.
Earlier, it was noted that Azerbaijan holds high-level
events aimed at achieving Sustainable Development Goals. Azerbaijan
has already submitted a report on the implementation of the SDGs to
the UN three times, in 2017, 2019, and 2020. In the last report,
the country improved its position and took 50th place.
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