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World Bank supports sustainable and efficient power sector in Tajikistan

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved $134 million in grant financing from the International Development Association for the Power Utility Financial Recovery Project with the overall objective of ensuring the viability and efficiency of Tajikistan’s power sector.

EBRD approves new strategy for Tajikistan

The new strategy sets out the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development's priorities in the country for the period 2020-2025 and addresses issues such as a volatile macroeconomic environment, a challenging business climate and vulnerability to climate change factors.

SPEECH: Towards Delivering on Tajikistan’s Transformation

The results of the latest Doing Business report reflect the commitment to, progress in, and challenges of aligning Tajikistan’s economic policies to the objective of encouraging investments.

EBRD allocates $150 million for infrastructure development in Tajikistan

A $150 million loan by the EBRD will finance the construction of a 44-kilometer stretch of the M41 road, the main transport corridor in the country linking Tajikistan with the Kyrgyz Republic, Kazakhstan, and China.

$110 million grant from ADB to construct Obigarm-Nurobod road in Tajikistan

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $110 million grant to Tajikistan to construct 30 kilometers (km) of a highway and 30 km of secondary roads between the towns of Obigarm and Nurobod in the northeast of the country.

EBRD and EU support dairy farmers in Tajikistan

The Enhanced Competitiveness of Tajik Agribusinesses Project , through which the The EBRD provides up to €20 million to beneficiaries through local banks and microfinance institutions, while the European Union (EU) complements it with €10 million for technical support, investment grants, and risk sharing.

ADB grant to support tourism development in Tajikistan

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $10 million grant to help Tajikistan develop tourism in the country. The project is ADB’s first tourism sector operation in Tajikistan.

Kyrgyz Republic president, ADB country director inspect Toktogul Hydropower Plant

Kyrgyz Republic President Sooronbai Jeenbekov, accompanied by Asian Development Bank Country Director Candice McDeigan and the Energy Holding Chairman Aitmamat Nazarov, visited the Toktogul Hydropower Plant to inspect the progress of rehabilitation work on the country’s largest and most important power plant.

ADB plans $404 million to support Tajikistan’s development from 2020–2022

The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) updated indicative financial assistance for Tajikistan from 2020–2022 is planned at $404 million that will help address the country’s challenges and emerging needs.

Communities in rural Tajikistan to gain better access to clean water and sanitation, with World Bank support

Over 400,000 people in rural Tajikistan will gain access to clean drinking water and around 100,000 people, mostly children, will benefit from better sanitation facilities and hygiene training, thanks to the World Bank-financed Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project, launched today in Bokhtar.