Azerbaijan’s two-day investment forum yielded 26 contracts worth $10.8 billion, Economy Minister Mikayil Jabbarov told Euronews. The deals cover fields including AI, energy and manufacturing, as the country seeks capital beyond oil and gas.
The $10.8 billion is the value of contracts agreed, not a reported total of investment already delivered; the article says it remains to be seen whether the funding discussed will come to fruition. The inaugural 2025 forum produced agreements worth more than $10 billion, over $7 billion for the non-oil sector.
Companies represented across the forum and a related infrastructure dialogue collectively managed $30 trillion in assets, according to SOFAZ; this was an asset-management figure, not a reported investment commitment. President Ilham Aliyev said the non-oil sector accounted for 72% of GDP in 2025 and averaged 5% annual real growth since 2020, while energy investments still dominated.
