Tajikistan seeks assistance from the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund

A meeting was held in Dushanbe between representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan and a delegation of World Bank experts.

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As reported by the official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan, on October 6, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan Sharaf Sheralizoda held a meeting with a delegation of World Bank experts.

The parties exchanged views on Tajikistan’s cooperation with the World Bank, the expansion of its areas, and the implementation of joint projects considering the situation in the region.

It is reported that the delegation of World Bank experts is in Dushanbe on a working visit from September 22 to October 8, 2021.

On October 5, Minister of Economic Development and Trade Zavkizoda Zavki Amin also met with the Executive Director of the World Bank Group for Tajikistan Katarzhina Zajdel and the Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund for Tajikistan Peter Trabinski.

During the meeting, the Tajik side raised the issue of increasing the volume of financing from the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund in the priority sectors of the country.

Currently, the World Bank is financing 21 projects in Tajikistan for a total amount of 1.1 billion dollars.