00:00En los últimos 20 años hemos acumulado más de 350 mil millones de inversiones de inversiones.
00:08La mitad de eso es una inversión directa a la extranjera.
00:15La inversión global está cambiando.
00:18La incertidumbre y la disrupción de la supply de la demanda
00:21están obligando a los negocios alrededor del mundo
00:23a retener a dónde quieren invertir.
00:27Durante el Fórum, la cantidad de contracciones y acciones
00:33que se accedió de 10 mil millones de dólares,
00:36el equivalente de 10.8 mil millones de dólares,
00:40que precedió la ciencia de la ciencia.
00:42Y recibimos representantes de exactamente 70 países.
00:51Guests reflected on how the profile of the country supports business.
00:57We have signed a solid portfolio of documents and we are progressing.
01:03The trade is increasing, trade is almost $1 billion.
01:06We have set a target to double our trade.
01:09Investments are flowing to each of the country
01:12and the business is working together.
01:16So why Azerbaijan and why now?
01:19Well, if we look at its location,
01:22it sits between Europe and Asia
01:24at the crossroads of major east-west and north-south routes.
01:28But attracting investors, it's not just about its geography.
01:33The challenge is turning the strategic location
01:36into infrastructure, opportunity
01:38and most crucially, investor confidence.
01:41The Azerbaijan Infrastructure Investment Dialogue
01:44was held within the framework of the forum
01:46with a representation from some of the largest investment companies
01:50involved in the discussions.
01:51Brookfield has always been a part of the discussion,
01:53but today we see a lot more of our peers
01:55coming to the country, coming to the region.
01:58And I think that just goes to show
02:00how strong I think Azerbaijan's positioning has become.
02:06Bringing people here,
02:09bringing finance leaders from around the world
02:11here will help facilitate
02:14the wheels of progress for us all.
02:18Attendees offered their opinions and thoughts
02:20on why the event was so pivotal.
02:23This is a very important event.
02:25It's showcasing on one side
02:27what Azerbaijan has done,
02:29but you have people from all over the world
02:31and from the region.
02:32There is a huge amount of interest in Baku
02:35and Azerbaijan.
02:36Billions of dollars of investment
02:38are coming into this region.
02:40This is a dialogue and where business is being done.
02:42The future investment plans for the country
02:44that were outlined did not go unnoticed.
02:47I think it's an incredibly important
02:50and significant event for the rest of the world
02:53to know that Azerbaijan has a real strategy
02:56to be a very connected hub globally,
02:58especially against this highly fragmented
03:02global economic trading system.
03:04One of the clear ambitions is diversification,
03:08industrial zones, manufacturing,
03:10agribusiness, tourism and real estate,
03:12all focusing on the future
03:14and where growth could be encouraged.
03:16The past five years have shown enormous growth.
03:19This year in sales,
03:21we will break $1 billion,
03:22which is phenomenal for a small country
03:25with 10 million people.
03:26And this is just in the development sector.
03:28And there's technology.
03:30Artificial intelligence is unavoidable.
03:32How to train the new army of AI engineers
03:36and also AI entrepreneurs.
03:39These are our specialty.
03:40These are much needed everywhere in the world.
03:43And we think there's very few places
03:47as good as Azerbaijan to land
03:49with these technologies and capabilities,
03:52creating a true win-win.
03:54Many of the discussions taking place
03:57reflected a desire to diversify
04:00as much as possible.
04:01And the country continues to vocalize
04:04the importance of developing
04:06its economy further.
04:08To move forward,
04:09those goals will need to turn
04:10into solid partnerships,
04:13capable of delivering
04:14sustainable long-term growth.
04:17As said by Johnny,
04:18it's a number 15 board dynamic company.
04:21Political stability is very important.
04:23The quality and continuity
04:25and resilience of the currency in the country.
04:28The capacity to attract
04:30foreign direct investment,
04:31as I have shown in my data.
04:33Azerbaijan is one of the top 10 economies
04:36attracting foreign investments
04:38in terms of degree of growth
04:40with the year before.
04:42And also the security.
04:45As investors reassess
04:46where the growth and opportunity is,
04:48the message from Baku
04:49is that the country is offering itself
04:51as a stable and trusted economic bridge
04:54between markets and capital.
