Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan holds open-microphone meeting with joint-stock companies on corporate governance and compliance

The Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan, together with the National Depository Center, held an “open microphone” meeting with representatives of several joint-stock companies, focusing on strengthening corporate governance and meeting key legal and disclosure obligations. The session covered improving corporate governance practices, preparing issuers’ annual reports in the manner required by legislation, convening shareholders’ general meetings, and conducting company operations in line with applicable legal requirements. Questions from joint-stock company representatives were addressed, and the Central Bank noted it has previously held similar awareness-raising meetings in various regions and will continue these investor rights protection initiatives.