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BRIEFMay 28, 2024

Azerbaijan Rapid Technical Assistance Facility

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Azerbaijan Rapid Technical Assistance Facility (AZTAF) is a technical assistance program for the Republic of Azerbaijan financed by the European Union and implemented by the World Bank. The AZTAF program is aligned with Azerbaijan’s National Priorities and goals of Socio-economic development Strategy for 2022-2026.

The AZTAF program builds on the World Bank Group’s ongoing and long-standing engagements in Azerbaijan in areas, such as inclusive growth, public and corporate governance, green growth, human capital development and social inclusion and aims:

  • to enhance energy efficiency-enabling environment
  • to support establishment of a national framework for water security
  • to develop high-speed digital connectivity
  • to strength the corporate governance of SOEs
  • to enhance the integrity and accountability of public administration
  • to expand the innovation in the government’s rural and local economic development strategy and programs
  • to address the gender-based occupational segregation in the labor market
  • to build essential skills among women run small and micro entrepreneurs in rural areas
  • to improve the disability assessment system in Azerbaijan.