Press release

Citizen Development Corps and Transparency Azerbaijan organized training course for Azeri business circles

Citizen Development Corps and Transparency Azerbaijan organized a second round of a training course on business ethics for Azeri business circles on May 14-20. The course hosted by Irhad hotel consisted of 10 sessions, 2 hours each.

The course aimed at introduction of Western business principles into practices of Azeri business and increase of transparency in the private sector. Participants were familiarized with such topics as customer relations, business etiquette and protocol, ethics in internal and external corporate relations, prevention of corrupt practices, etc.

Development of materials by Western educated Azeri experts and organization of first round of the training earlier in 2003 was funded by Norwegian embassy in Baku. To increase efficiency of the course, presenters offered to participants to discuss real live cases from business practices and ethical dilemmas. Altogether about 20 participants were awarded certificates.

In her closing speech, Rena Safaralieva, executive director of Transparency Azerbaijan, said that responding to wishes of the participants, their organization planned to organize more of such training for local businesses in future. She continued “to enhance efficiency of the course we will design and organized specialized sessions for professionals from various business areas and departments“. She also mentioned publication of a manual on business ethics in near future.

For more information, please contact: Shamsiya Alieva

Tel/fax: 92 04 22

e-mail: transpaz@azeronline.com