On 15 February 2022, the Kick-off Meeting of the newly-established - Construction and Infrastructure Working Group of AHK Azerbaijan took place with participation of more than 30 company representatives.
Opening the meeting, Tobias Baumann welcomed the participants and introduced Ummi Jalilova, Chairperson of the Construction and Infrastructure Working Group and thanked her for taking the initiative to represent the interests of the business sector. Ummi Jalilova in her speech talked about the results of the survey on the establishment of the Construction and Infrastructure Working Group and went through the crucial topics pointed out by the member companies.
The meeting continued with a session on gathering ideas from the participants which was moderated by Ummi Jalilova. During the meeting, it was agreed that the Construction and Infrastructure Working Group would focus on addressing key challenges in the construction and infrastructure industry, including sustainability, human capital, transparency and openness, procurement procedures and legislative framework.