Samir Sharifov

Council of Europe Development Bank engages in the provision of financing and technical consulting services for social welfare projects. It designs and implements programs which promotes and supports social integration, public infrastructure, small-scale enterprises, and the environment, aiming to help its member states achieve sustainable and equitable growth. The company was founded on April 16, 1956 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

ECO Trade & Development Bank provides banking services. Its products include corporate and project financing, banks and financial institutions financing, eligibility and monitoring. The company was founded on August 3, 2005 and is headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey.

State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic engages in the exploration of oil and gas fields. It produces, processes, and transports oil, gas and gas condensate; markets petroleum and petrochemical products in domestic and international markets; and supplies natural gas to industry and the public. The company was founded on September 13, 1992 and is headquartered in Baku, Azerbaijan.

ACRA Credit Reporting CJSC provides credit reporting services. It offers information on credit history of individuals and legal entities and cooperating with banks, micro finance organizations, utility companies, grantors and insurance companies. The company was founded in January 2004 and is headquartered in Yerevan, Armenia.

Export Credit Bank of Turkey, Inc. engages in investment and corporate banking. It offers credits, international loans and different types of insurance programmers such as short term export credit insurance, medium and long term export credit insurance and insurance program for unfair calling of bonds. The firm's solutions include credits, buyer's credits, export credit insurance and treasury. The company was founded on March 31, 1987 and is headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey.

European Investment Bank is a long term lending bank representing the interest of the European Union members. It raises substantial volumes of funds on the capital markets and provides finance and expertise for investment projects towards the integration, balanced development and economic and social cohesion among members. Its services include lending, blending and advising. The Lending service offers loans, guarantees, microfinance as well as equity investment. The Blending service includes unlock financing from other sources and blended together to form full financing package. The Advising service covers administrative and project management assistance with facilities investment implementation. The company was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in Luxembourg.

Eurasian Development Bank operates as an international financial organization. It finances major investment projects in Eurasia by offering long-term financing to state or private companies, contributing to the charter capital of organizations, by acting as a guarantor, by directly or indirectly financing private investment funds and by lending to commercial banks to enable those banks to lend to businesses. The firm also provides technical assistance to facilitate interstate relations and promote economic growth and regional integration initiatives. The company was founded on January 2006 and is headquartered in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

International Bank of Azerbaijan OJSC International Bank of Azerbaijan OJSC provides commercial banking services. Its services include loans, deposits, cards, e-services, money transfers, accounts and 24/7 banking. The company was founded on January 10, 1992 and is headquartered in Baku, Azerbaijan.

State Oil Fund of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SOFAZ) is the Republic of Azerbaijan's extra-budgetary fund which was established by Presidential Decree in 1999 to accumulate and manage energy-related earnings. The Fund aims to ensure intergenerational equality with regard to benefit from the country's oil wealth, while improving the economic well being of the population today and safeguarding the economic security of future generations. SOFAZ is an independent legal entity whose operation is guided by the Constitution and laws of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Presidential Decrees and Resolutions and the Fund's Regulations. The Fund is responsible to the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, to their Supervisory Board and to the Chamber of Accounts established by Parliament. The fund's activities are overseen by a Supervisory Board chaired by the Prime Minister. The Board consists of executive and legislative representatives, including government ministers and members of Parliament. The Fund is lead by an Executive Director, appointed by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Their Investment Board, comprising senior officials of the Fund, manages all investment-related activity. SOFAZ does not invest in currency arbitrage, swaps, forwards and futures (except for the purpose of hedging or optimizing the currency composition of the investment portfolio and structure of the Fund's assets), precious metals and stones or real estate. The development areas and objectives of the Fund's international relations include promoting relations with multilateral international financial institutions, cooperating with international organizations with regards to application, study and sharing of experience, building business relations and contacts and enhancing existing partnerships.

State Oil Fund of the Azerbaijan Republic (Investment Management) (SOFAZ-IM) is the investment management division of the Government of Azerbaijan's State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan Republic. Headquartered in Baku, the firm was founded in accordance with the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan in 1999 to accumulate and efficiently manage oil revenues. SOFAZ-IM safeguards and prudently manages energy-related earnings for present and future generations. They aim to transform deflectable hydrocarbon reserves into financial assets generating perpetual income.

Azerbaijan Investment Co. JSC (AIC) is a joint-stock firm based in Baku, Azerbaijan. Established in 2006 through an edict of the President of Azerbaijan, AIC is state-owned. AIC is the investment manager of the Azerbaijan Investment Fund.

Azer-Türk Bank OJSC provides retail and commercial banking services. The company was founded on June 6, 1995 and is headquartered in Baku, Azerbaijan.