Conference Titled “Baku Transit Forum 2021: Smart City”
The Azexport.az portal, which is operated by the Center for Analysis of Economic Reforms and Communication, with the support of the Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan organized an online international event titled “Baku Transit Forum 2021: Smart City”.
Executive Director of the Center for Analysis of Economic Reforms and Communication Vusal Gasimli delivered an opening speech. Executive Dir
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Afterward, Deputy Chairman of the International Bank Elmir Habibullayev, the head of the department of VISA Andrey Aleykin, the representatives of the Central Bank made speeches.
The international event titled “Baku Transit Forum 2021: Smart City” covered a few discussion panels. Representatives of government agencies and heads of leading companies from Azerbaijan, Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Belarus, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and other countries made presentations on such topics as new generation cashless payment technologies applied in transport infrastructure, innovative projects, advanced examples of “smart city” model, economic and social benefits, achievements and prospects in transport infrastructure.
More than 100 participants attended the international forum, which was also supported by VISA.








Op-eds
Rashad Najafli
Deputy head of the Economic analysis division
Azerbaijan: A Guarantor of Peace and Security in the South Caucasus
Isa Gasimov
Head of the “Enterprise Azerbaijan” portal
Transition to an Innovation Ecosystem: Azerbaijan’s Strategic Choice
Gultaj Ahmadzada-Tapdigzada
Head of Sector at the Monitoring and Evaluation Division
Strategic Targets of Azerbaijan’s Energy Transformation
Samir Rahimov
Leading consultant of the Monitoring and evaluation division
Improving transport infrastructure in Baku and surrounding areas - Global challenges and the role of the State Program
Agil Asadov
Head of the Strategic planning division
The strategic importance of the Middle Corridor: growth of investment along the Trans-Caspian route and Azerbaijan’s regional…
Isa Gasimov
Head of the “Enterprise Azerbaijan” portal
Research and Development (R&D) and Innovation: from Knowledge to Value, from Value to Capital
Rashad Najafli
Deputy head of the Economic analysis division
Azerbaijan: A Reliable and Strategic Investment Hub among LLDCs