DUSHANBE, December 12, Asia-Plus — Trade of Tajikistan with member nations of the Eurasian Economic Community (EAEC) for January-October 207 has amounted to $1.2381 billion, Asia-Plus has learned at the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (MoEDT).
Russia tops the EAEC states in trade with Tajikistan. Over the report period, the Russian Federation has accounted for some 50 percent of the total volume of trade of Tajikistan with the EAEC countries. A two-way trade between Tajikistan and Russia in January-October 2007 has valued at US$651.9 million. This consisted of Tajikistan’s exports to Russia estimated at US$77.5 and Tajikistan’s imports from the Russian Federation worth US$574.4 million.
Kazakhstan, accounting for 24.4 percent of Tajikistan’s trade with the EAEC states, has stood the second place. Bilateral trade between Tajikistan and Kazakhstan has amounted to $259.4 million over the same 10-month period.
Uzbekistan has accounted for 20.7 percent of Tajikistan’s trade with the EAEC countries in January-October 2007.
Last year, the EAEC member nations accounted for 32.3 percent ($1.0075 billion) of external trade turnover of Tajikistan.
In the meantime, some Russian media quoted the EAEC secretary General Tair Mansourov as saying that a total trade turnover of the Eurasian Economic Community will probably reach 90 billion US dollars this year.
The Eurasian Economic Community is an international economic organization within the larger CIS comprising Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
