By Farid Zohrabov
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BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 23. On September
22, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev met with
Jonathan Gray, President and Chief Operating Officer of Blackstone,
in New York, Trend
Jonathan Gray underlined that Azerbaijan’s economic reforms and
development processes have created attractive opportunities for
international investors. He noted that Blackstone is keen to expand
its successful cooperation with Azerbaijan, particularly with the
State Oil Fund of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and highly praised
the favorable investment environment established in the
President Ilham Aliyev emphasized that Azerbaijan attaches great
importance to cooperation with leading global financial
institutions, noting that the country’s economic environment, built
on principles of stability, transparency, and sustainable
development, provides a solid basis for new partnerships.
Founded in 1985 in New York, Blackstone is one of the world’s
largest alternative investment management companies. Its investment
portfolios cover private equity, real estate, credit,
infrastructure, data centers, renewable energy, and hedge funds.
The company currently manages assets worth over 1 trillion US
dollars and operates in 27 cities worldwide, including London, Hong
Kong, Dubai, Singapore, and Tokyo.
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