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Business Trips

Swiss business delegation on visit to Azerbaijan

29/09/2022

From 25 September to 30 September 2022, the German-Azerbaijani Chamber of Commerce (AHK Azerbaijan) organised a business and educational trip from Switzerland with SVIT Switzerland, represented by Mr Ivo Cathomen and Mr Marcel Hug, CEOs of the company. 
 
On the first day of the business trip, Mr Tobias Baumann, Executive Director of AHK Azerbaijan briefed guests on Azerbaijan's latest economic situation and developments. 
 
During the 6-day trip, the Swiss company representatives participated in business meetings with multiple sectoral Azerbaijani companies and visited the State Committee of Urban Planning and Architecture and the Embassy of Switzerland to Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan. Both sides exchanged views over the various spheres of possible collaboration between SVIT Switzerland and Azerbaijani companies. 
 
Discussions were held to identify existing opportunities for new business cooperation in the development of the real estate industry. 
 
The delegation trip included on-site visits to several important projects like "Knightsbridge Residence" in "White City", "Dreamland Golf Residences", "Sea Breeze Resort", "Crescent Development" and more. 
 
 
About SVIT Switzerland: 
 
SVIT Switzerland has been organizing regular educational trips abroad since 2010. Previous destinations were Buenos Aires, Nur-Sultan, Dubai, Shanghai, Taipei, Seoul, and Vancouver. The educational trips of SVIT Switzerland aim to provide its own delegation planned in 2023 with insights into the economy - namely the real estate industry - to facilitate contacts and provide inspiration for the home market. For the educational trips, SVIT Switzerland pays particular attention to a focused reference to the real estate industry in Azerbaijan and the accompaniment by experts in the respective area. As a professional and trade association of the real estate industry, SVIT Switzerland represents around 30,000 professionals in the real estate industry. SVIT Switzerland is the national umbrella organization of 10 regional member organizations and 5 professional chambers. 
 
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