AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoWorld Bank Push: Azerbaijan’s Finance Minister Sahil Babayev met World Bank South Caucasus director Rolande Pryce to deepen cooperation on energy transition, transport connectivity, infrastructure modernization, and sustainable urban development under WUF13—highlighting the “AZURE” renewables integration push and possible financing for the M3 highway Bilasuvar–Astara stretch. WUF13 Momentum: Baku’s World Urban Forum kept turning housing into the headline—parliamentarians debated how to convert global housing pledges into enforceable national laws, while sessions focused on climate-resilient cities, green affordable housing at scale, circular waste solutions, and data-driven municipal governance. Energy & Grid Talks: Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov and World Bank infrastructure vice president Valérie Levkov discussed renewable expansion, transmission grid modernization, and regional “green corridors.” New Partnerships: Azerbaijan and Pakistan’s Punjab agreed to form a joint economic working group spanning trade, investment, urban development, agriculture, logistics, tourism, and infrastructure; Azerbaijan also held media cooperation talks with Qatar. Regional Context: EU–Kyiv finalized a €3.2bn Ukraine budget support tranche, and the U.S. expanded sanctions on Iran’s shipping and petrochemical networks.
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