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SCO Start up Forum 

The first-ever Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Start up Forum will be launched on 27th October 2020. 

Key Highlights:

  • The Forum will pave the groundwork for multilateral cooperation and collaboration between the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Member States to establish and strengthen their developing ecosystems jointly. 

  • The Forum will recognise entrepreneurship events such as start-up showcases through a dedicated virtual platform, mobilising start-up capital, social innovations, etc.

About SCO

  • SCO is an intergovernmental organization founded in 2001 in Shanghai, China. It currently has eight Member States namely- China, India, Russia, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

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