Total amount of financial assistance, allocated by Azerbaijani government within the framework of the COVID-19 pandemic and quarantine regime, applied in the country due to the pandemic, is more than USD 2 billion, said Azerbaijan’s Minister of Economy Mikayil Jabbarov during his speech at official presentation of “Foreign Business in Azerbaijan 2020” report, published by German-Azerbaijani Foreign Trade Chamber within the framework of cooperation with KPMG Azerbaijan, APA-Economics reports.
According to Jabbarov, the financial support package covered 300,000 micro-businesses and 11,500 corporate taxpayers. He added that so far the Azerbaijani government has allocated $ 200 million to private sector businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. provided financial assistance in excess of AZN.