Azerbaijani businessmen paid a business visit to Jordan. The visit, organized by the Small and Medium Business Development Agency (SMBDA) under the Ministry of Economy in coordination with the Azerbaijani Embassy in Jordan, served to expand ties between Azerbaijani and Jordanian businessmen and relevant agencies, discuss the possibilities of joint business and investment projects, the development of trade relations and the prospects for entering the Jordanian market.
The Azerbaijani delegation included representatives of relevant agencies and business associations that support business in our country, as well as businesspersons working in the field of agriculture, food, tourism, healthcare, education and import-export operations.
As part of the visit to Jordan, the Jordanian-Azerbaijani Economic and Investment Forum was held in Amman.
Azerbaijani businesspersons operating in the field of agriculture, tourism, healthcare and other areas attended the forum. The Jordanian side was also represented at the business forum by businesspersons working in the respective fields.
At the forum, SMBDA Board Chairman Orkhan Mammadov made the event organizers aware about the successful economic reforms carried out in our country, the favorable business and investment environment enabled for entrepreneurs, and SMBDA support mechanisms. Jordanian Investment Minister Khairy Amr, Chairman of the Jordan Business Association Hamdi Tabba'a, Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan to Jordan Eldar Salimov and Jordanian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Sami Asem Ghosheh shared their views and proposals on trade and economic relations between the two countries, business and investment potential, and opportunities for joint cooperation.
The event, attended by representatives of business support organizations in Azerbaijan - SMBDA, Azerbaijan Export and Investment Promotion Agency - AZPROMO, Azerbaijan National Confederation of Entrepreneurs (Employers), as well as Heads of the Azerbaijan Association of Pomegranate Producers and Exporters, the Azerbaijan Association of Food and Drink Producers and other businessmen, made presentations on the prospects for cooperation in the field of business and trade, business opportunities in Azerbaijan and networking of entrepreneurs.
The Ministry of Investments of Jordan, the Social Investment Protection Fund, and the Jordanian Group of Free Development Zones informed about the country's business opportunities, sectors for cooperation, and implementation of joint projects with Azerbaijani entrepreneurs.
The forum reached a signature of a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation between SMBDA and the Jordan Businessmen Association.